The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday reportedly banned drones from flying over the sites of the New Orleans truck attack and the Las Vegas Tesla truck explosion.
CNN's Pete Muntean posted the news on X with a maps of both locations in which apparent terrorist activity occurred Wednesday.
Investigators in New Orleans were searching for what motivated a U.S. Army veteran flying an ISIS flag from his truck to plow into a crowd of New Year's revelers, killing 15 people and injuring 30 more before dying in a shootout with police.
Authorities were investigating an explosion involving a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel, discovering the vehicle was loaded with "fireworks-style mortars" in what officials are treating as a possible act of terror, ABC News reported.
The drone ban came after the FAA took similar action to prevent aerial craft flying over parts of New Jersey and New York.
The FAA issued temporary flight restrictions Dec. 20 for unmanned aircraft or drones over 30 locations in New York state, including over parts of New York City to include Brooklyn, Queens, and communities on Long Island amid growing concern about drone sightings near vital infrastructure areas. The restrictions in New York last to Jan. 18.
That restriction followed an FAA drone ban for most of New Jersey, where only drones being flown by operators with special permission from the government will be allowed until Jan. 17.
Aerial drones began lighting up the sky at night in New Jersey and nearby states in mid-November, leading to concern from residents and speculation online.
President Joe Biden said on Dec. 17that there is "no sense of danger" for Americans regarding mysterious drone sightings on the East Coast.
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