(Times of Israel) Israeli police deployed a new anti-drone unit to protect the Eurovision Song Contest, Israeli Channel 12 TV reported Sunday. Eran Salomon, head of the police's Bomb Disposal Division, said his unit brought down - but did not shoot - 80 UAVs that approached the Eurovision Village or the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds last week despite police instructions not to fly drones near the competition venues. The report said the unit was armed with Chinese-made Hikvision UAV Jammer frequency-jamming guns that "neutralized" the drone, forcing it to land. It was then returned to its operator, who was given a warning. If an approaching drone was believed to be attempting a terror attack, the gun could instantly shoot the drone out of the sky or force it to return to its base. Police in Israel are increasingly concerned about potential terror attacks carried out via drone, and additional precautions will be required at all major events in the future.
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