A man has been arrested for allegedly flying his drone into the 7 World Trade Center for a YouTube video. Per <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9857369/Tourist-crashes-1-200-drone-7-World-Trade-Center-sparking-response-counter-terror-cops.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>, 22-year-old Adam Ismail, a self-described "CEO, Crypto Investor, and Videographer/Photographer" crashed his drone into the Manhattan building at approximately 3 pm on Monday, August 2. In a video posted to his official Instagram account, the vlogger claimed that his $1,200 DJA Air 2s drone smashed into a window panel on the third floor, where it became stuck. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/CRZn8_ynv6N/]] Ismail says he then went to the building to see if he could get his drone back, but the building’s manager and chief engineer informed him that it was unlikely to be returned. The Texan tourist added that he was later interviewed for six hours by NYPD's Counter-Terrorism cops. After that, he was contacted by the FBI, who also scheduled him for an interview. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHsenznMQh/]] In the video above, Ismail testified: "They interview me, ask me a few questions: where am I from, what am I doing, why am I in New York, and just the series of events that took place and everything. "I've been asked the same questions more than I can count on two hands so they can confirm I’m not BS-ing my story and I'm here to do what I said I was doing. "Everybody was a good sport. I didn’t give the cops a hard time, and they didn’t give me a hard time. They just had to check that I was doing what I said I was doing." [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/CObIBSwnMqB/]] He added that the operating system of the DJA - which typically doesn't allow pilots to fly their drones in restricted areas - didn't notify him that the area was off-limits. <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9857369/Tourist-crashes-1-200-drone-7-World-Trade-Center-sparking-response-counter-terror-cops.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a> reports that Ismail was inspired to travel to NYC to film with his drone for a personal travel video by a fountain near the Oculus and the World Trade Center - which was rebuilt after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.tribpub.com/gdpr/nydailynews.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Daily News</a> reports that Port Authority Police Department issued Ismail with a small summons for violating the city code preventing personal drone use. <h6>Featured Image Credit: Pixabay / Pexels</h6>

Man arrested for flying drone into World Trade Center to make his YouTube ‘pop off’

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