FAA Bans Low Flying Aircraft Above Ferguson

http://www.thewire.com/national/2014/08/faa-bans-low-flying-aircraft-above-ferguson/375963/

The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily restricted flights in the airspace 3,000 feet above the ground in Ferguson, Missouri, effective this afternoon until August 18.

The ban has been put in place "to provide a safe environment for law enforcement activities."

According to the FAA notice, relief aircraft operations "under direction of St. Louis County Police Department" are allowed in the airspace, and commercial planes landing and leaving from the St. Louis Lambert Airport are exempt.

There are several slightly conflicting reports on why the police department requested the temporary flight restriction. A police department spokesman told Brian Ries of Mashable that the decision was made after a police helicopter came under fire on Sunday:

and it includes the media

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