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Saudi Security Shoots Down Toy Drone Near Palace

FILE - A small hexacopter drone is pictured during a demonstration in Cordova, Md.
FILE - A small hexacopter drone is pictured during a demonstration in Cordova, Md.

Saudi Arabian security forces shot down a toy drone Saturday in Riyadh, a senior Saudi official and the state news agency said, after videos were posted online showing gunfire in a neighborhood where a royal palace is located.

A spokesman for the Riyadh police said forces at a checkpoint in the Khozama district identified the drone and "dealt with it according to their orders," state news said.

No information was given about whether there were any injuries or damage.

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