Vilnius airport in Lithuania was closed for almost an hour on Saturday following a report of a suspicious drone that allegedly was flying into the country from Belarus. NATO fighter jets were scrambled to protect the airspace. kultura.pravda.sk ↗
Authorities later reopened the airport and called off the alert. The National Crisis Management Center said the relevant authorities are looking into further details about the suspicious object. teraz.sk ↗
The incident disrupted air traffic in the Lithuanian capital, which was temporarily suspended while a possible airspace violation was being checked. Based on the available information, it is not yet clear whether the drone was confirmed, detained or identified.
The deployment of NATO fighter jets was related to protecting Lithuanian airspace. Vilnius is among the cities on the alliance's eastern flank that have recently been paying increased attention to possible security incidents near the border with Belarus.
After operations resumed, Lithuanian authorities are expected to continue investigating the circumstances of the case. Further steps will depend on findings about the origin, route and nature of the object that caused the temporary closure of the airport.
Vilnius airport closed over suspected drone from Belarus
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Poplach v Litve: letisko vo Vilniuse uzavreli po hlásení o drone z Bieloruska, vzlietli aj stíhačky NATO
hnonline.sk
| 11:19 03.10.
Letisko v litovskom Vilniuse uzavreli kvôli podozrivému dronu z Bieloruska, vzlietli stíhačky NATO
aktuality.sk
| 11:05 03.10.
Vo Vilniuse uzavreli letisko po hlásení o drone,vzlietli stíhačky NATO
teraz.sk
| 11:00 03.10.
Stíhačky NATO opäť vo vzduchu. Letisko vo Vilniuse uzavreli pre podozrivý dron z Bieloruska
kultura.pravda.sk
| 11:33 03.10.
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