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News Helicopters Ferguson Protest STAY AWAY ORDER NOT Over Safety Concerns

BLACKOUT: News helicopters kept away during violent street protests in Ferguson — NOT for safety reasons…

(AP) — The U.S. government agreed to a police request to restrict more than 37 square miles of airspace surrounding Ferguson, Missouri, for 12 days in August for safety, but audio recordings show that local authorities privately acknowledged the purpose was to keep away news helicopters during violent street protests.

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