UK: Police 'unequivocally' affirm London airport drone sightings

Chagrined county police in England insisted Monday that drone sightings over London Gatwick were authentic, while a local man who was arrested and cleared as a suspect in the aerial mystery that brought days of travel havoc said he felt "completely violated." The Sussex Police department deemed the affirmation necessary after a senior detective noted it was possible drones hadn't flown over the airport last week, sowing confusion over the precautionary shutdowns that affected tens of thousands of passengers. "We can unequivocally state that there have been numerous illegal drone sightings at the airport over 3 days from Dec 19 to Dec 21," deputy chief constable Jo Shiner said. Shiner said a conviction could bring whoever operated the drones a life prison sentence. <br/>