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Three Al-Jazeera journalists arrested for flying drone over Paris

Three journalists have been arrested for allegedly illegally flying a drone over Paris, according to the city's prosecutors' office.

In a statement, the office said three foreign nationals aged 70, 54 and 36 - all believed to work for Al-Jazeera - have been taken into custody after officers spotted the drone flying in the Bois de Boulogne woods in the western part of the city.

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Three journalists arrested for flying drone over Paris

Three journalists have been arrested for illegally flying a drone over Paris, according to the city's prosecutors' office.

In a statement, the office said three foreign nationals aged 70, 54 and 36 - all believed to work for Al-Jazeera - have been taken into custody after officers spotted the drone flying in the Bois de Boulogne woods in the western part of the city.

Flying drones without a licence is illegal in France and the trio could face a maximum of a year in prison or a 75,000 euro (£54,900) fine.

It comes after five drones were spotted flying over the city for two nights running.

Read: Drones spotted flying over Paris for a second night

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