All flights delayed- Riot at LV
Please note: this article was posted much later than when the event occurred and may not represent the current state of the LV airspace.
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*SAN NEWS UPDATE-- LAS VENTURAS AIRSPACE TRAFFIC HALTED **
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The 23rd of June brought some shocking events to the shores of San Andreas.The once calm and controlled nature of the airport was replaced with that of sheer panic. At 3:00 PM (UTC/GMT) an army of Newbies and players alike amassed to the spawn of Las Venturas airport where they caused as much havoc and confusion as possible, on what would have been a peaceful Sunday afternoon. The rioters arrived with fleets of bagages, Shamals and whatever vehicles they could wield to inflict maximum chaos on the area.
The swarm of newbies took to the skies in Dodos and began to kamikaze players in missions. Whilst attackers on the ground stole government vehicles such as SWAT trucks and fire engines - To blast and inconvenience the lives of normal players. The costs of repairs and damages to both airlines and the San Andreas government are not yet known.
The estimated damages are thought to be well over $10,000,000 as many civilian cars, busses and private vehicles were destroyed.
Interviews
Whilst many interviews featuring first hand reports were planned and recorded, Most of our tapes were destroyed when the SAN Chopper went down. We're currently awaiting the status of our hard drives & tapes from our tech gurus.Stay tuned for more.
(-That means i'm going out for lunch and can't be bothered for now.)
Meanwhile... Why not view the images we were able to recover.
Images from the SAN Cam Heli
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Aerial view
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After effects of the riot.
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SAN Choppers attacked by rogue pilots.
Reporting for SAN News,
Obdreno
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