Three drones shot down at Shwedagon Pagoda

Photo shows security officers taking photos of a seized drone at the Shwedagon Pagoda.

Yangon February 24

The Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees said it has seized three drones at the pagoda with the use of anti-drone so far.

Since early this year, the board has bought an anti-drone worth Ks-32.2 million for the security of the pagoda.

Flying of drones has been banned at the Shwedagon Pagoda since 2014.

An official of the board said: “We shot down drones fl ying near the Shwedagon Pagoda by using the anti-drone. In the past, we found it difficult to locate drones. Now, we can easily seize them. Currently, drones are allowed to check the gold foil of the pagoda.”

The Myawady Daily