Three Chinese nationals who flew a drone to film a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in Busan harbor were apprehended.

[Busan=Newsis] Reporter Ha Gyeong-min = The U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ‘Theodore Roosevelt’ (‘CVN-71, 100,000-ton class) is departing from the Busan Nam-gu Naval Operations Command in Busan on the 26th to participate in the first ever multi-domain military exercise ‘Freedom Edge’ conducted by South Korea, the United States, and Japan in various domains including maritime, underwater, aerial, and cyber. 2024.06.26. yulnetphoto@newsis.com,
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, ‘[Busan=Newsis] Reporter Kwon Tae-wan = Chinese exchange students who illegally flew a drone to capture footage of the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that arrived in Busan last month were apprehended by the police.’,
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, ‘The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 24th that three Chinese exchange students in their 30s and 40s were non-arrested and being investigated on charges of violating the Military Bases and Military Facilities Protection Act.’,
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, “According to the police, they are suspected of illegally filming the docked U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ‘Theodore Roosevelt’ (CVN-71, 100,000-ton class) with a drone near a mountain in Busan Nam-gu near the Naval Operations Command base on the 25th of last month for about 5 minutes.”,
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, ‘The police explained that they were captured by patrolling soldiers while filming with the drone.’,
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, “The Roosevelt, which arrived in Busan to participate in the first multi-domain military exercise ‘Freedom Edge’ involving South Korea, the United States, and Japan, was boarded by President Yoon Suk-yeol, who inspected the ship, met with Korean and U.S. troops, and encouraged them.”,
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, ‘A police official said, “The suspects are Chinese exchange students and admitted that they filmed the large aircraft carrier with a drone out of curiosity.”‘,
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, ‘The police have not found any evidence of additional charges related to aerial surveillance, such as sharing the illegally captured footage, but are investigating further to understand the specific circumstances.’,
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