🎥 ON THE RAILS: 8 years for a drone shot?
A viral video claims someone got eight years in prison for flying a drone over Egypt's Great Pyramids. We couldn't confirm it.
The 22-second clip shows a drone taking off from a hotel room with the pyramids visible outside the window, then sweeping, top-down shots over the peak of a pyramid. On-screen text asks, "8 years in jail for this shot ?!" An X account that reposts viral clips shared it Wednesday with the caption "Bro got 8 years inside for filming over the Great Pyramids." It has passed 760,000 views.
The video doesn't name the pilot, and we found no news report or court record of anyone getting an eight-year sentence for a drone flight over the pyramids.
The risk is real, though. The U.K. government's Egypt travel advice says anyone who uses or imports a drone without permission could face up to 7 years in prison or a fine of 5,000 to 50,000 Egyptian pounds. Egypt requires prior approval from its Ministry of Defence, and photographing sensitive sites with a drone is illegal.
Photo Credit: Video: @BGatesIsaPyscho on X
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