South Korea accuses Chinese students of taking illegal drone video of US aircraft carrier


Three Chinese students are under investigation by South Korean police for allegedly illegally photographing a US aircraft carrier visiting the country, Korean media reported on Wednesday.

The Chinese nationals were caught flying a drone towards Naval Operations Command (NOC) in the southeastern city of Busan on June 25 and are alleged to have illegally captured photos of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) which was docked at the base, Korea JoongAng Daily said.

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