A Deluge Of Drones Fly Over Super Bowl Stadium, Despite Ban

A Deluge Of Drones Fly Over Super Bowl Stadium, Despite Ban
The sun sets behind Mercedes-Benz Stadium ahead of Sunday's NFL Super Bowl 53 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots in Atlanta, on Jan. 30, 2019. AP Photo/David Goldman
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ATLANTA — The sky above the stadium that will host Sunday’s Super Bowl is being “inundated” with an alarming number of drones, raising the specter of injuries to tourists or others — or a possible collision with aircraft, the FBI said Friday.

FBI Special Agent John Cronier holds one of a half-dozen drones which have been confiscated for being flown in the no-fly zone over Mercedes-Benz Stadium ,in Atlanta, just days before Super Bowl 53,on Feb. 1, 2019.(AP Photo/Jeff Martin)
FBI Special Agent John Cronier holds one of a half-dozen drones which have been confiscated for being flown in the no-fly zone over Mercedes-Benz Stadium ,in Atlanta, just days before Super Bowl 53,on Feb. 1, 2019.AP Photo/Jeff Martin