Venezuela attack shows drones can become assassins. Here's how they can be grounded
by Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times
Aug 07, 2018
3 minutes
As two explosives-laden drones flew toward Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at an event last weekend, the remotely controlled aircraft headed into an area rigged with equipment designed to jam radio signals.
That technology was credited by Venezuelan officials with partly foiling an assassination attempt on Maduro. One of the drones lost control, hit a building and detonated, leaving a scorch mark on the side; the other exploded over uniformed guardsmen, injuring seven.
The attack - apparently the first of its kind - confirms the
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