PARIS (Reuter) -- Decried worldwide for hounding celebrities, especially after Princess Diana's death, paparazzi photographers soon will face a new foe -- a laser beam aimed at pinpointing their whereabouts.
A spokesman for the CILAS laser-producing company, an offshoot of the French Aerospatiale industrial giant, told reporters the firm was about to introduce an instrument that can detect optical lenses at distances of up to 4 kilometers (2 miles).
The Sight Laser Detector 400 actually was designed for the military, where its primary aim was to pinpoint the location of snipers, the company said.
But it would become available to civilians, such as celebrities, who believed their movements were being tracked by photographers, the spokesman added.
No price was provided, but the scanner could hardly go unnoticed -- it weighs 7 kilograms (15 pounds).
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| Wow, i enjoyed that, and would like to see what other wacky stories lie in store for me |
| Boy, this entire news about laser and dogs thing is way lame... I wonder if there could possibly be anything lamer on this page? |