Police Shoot Down DJI Phantom in Istanbul, Turkey

[Teamftp]

Never a good idea to fly over Taxin Square near police!!! They have gun...ooops FAIL!!!

VIDEO: Police Shoot Down a Drone Flying Over Istanbul Turkey

[DaveyLC]

Interesting statement: "The quadcopter and its camera were completely ruined"

So how are we seeing the HD footage from the GoPro?  :laugh:

[Coyote]

Kinda knew where that was going hehe

[hase2]

From what i gather the police in istanbul shoot at pretty much everything that moves at the moment.

[Loopdreams]

It's a nice counterpoint to the usual bad press that they get, I think.  Using them to defend and maintain civil liberties rather than erode them.

[Dizzy]

dam good shot i wonder where the spent missle fell?? or did i see an airliner passing by as a back stop :+
mr customs man why is there a bullit hole in my suitcase :-X
If a uk officer did that he would would be in a big heap of crap  :+

dizzy

[littleimp]

The video above was shot before it was brought down. Here's the full story and 2nd video that shows it being shot


http://gizmodo.com/watch-police-shoot-down-a-drone-flying-over-istanbul-513228306

[Topgun Scotland]

Thats Turkey off the holiday list then, wouldnt have minded taking a quad over aswell,  it looks like Baghdad over there at the moment, ashame since theres many genuine and nice familys caught up in all of it :(