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Drones fly over multiple Danish airports

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Drones flew over multiple airports across Denmark and caused one of them to close for hours, police said Thursday after a similar incident this week

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Developments in this update

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  1. Russia Link Possible in ‘Serious Attack’ on NATO’s Denmark

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Newest

    Drones fly over multiple Danish airports

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

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  1. Newsweek

    Russia Link Possible in ‘Serious Attack’ on NATO’s Denmark (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Drones caused major disruption to Copenhagen airport.

  2. KRDO

    Drone sightings disrupt flights in Norway, Denmark (opens KRDO)

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    By Michael Rios, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The main airports in Oslo and Copenhagen have reopened after being forced to close due to multiple

  3. Digital Journal

    Denmark brands mystery drone flights 'serious' attack (opens Digital Journal)

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    Large drones that flew over Copenhagen airport for hours and caused it to shut down constituted the "most serious attack on Danish critical

  4. Independent Journal Review

    Drone Sightings Shutdown Airport (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Flights were grounded. Runways cleared. Passengers stuck in place. On Monday night, mysterious drones were spotted near Copenhagen Airport, forcing

  5. Breitbart News

    'Serious Attack': Drone Swarm Closes Copenhagen Airport (opens Breitbart News)

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    Unidentified drones shut down airspace over Copenhagen Airport on Monday night, prompting concerns that Russia could be behind the flyover.

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Drone sightings disrupt flights in Norway, Denmark | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Michael Rios, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The main airports in Oslo and Copenhagen suffered flight delays and cancellations for several hours on

  7. BNO News

    Drone sightings shut down Copenhagen Airport, dozens of flights diverted (opens BNO News)

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    Air traffic at Copenhagen Airport, the busiest in Scandinavia, was halted after police reported multiple drone sightings in the area, forcing dozens of flights to divert. Copenhagen Police said on Monday night that two to three large drones were seen in the area, prompting an immediate suspension of…

  8. CNN

    Denmark links drones at Copenhagen airport to hybrid attacks across Europe (opens CNN)

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    Denmark said drones that halted flights at its main airport on Monday were the most serious attack yet on its critical infrastructure and linked them to a series of suspected Russian drone incursions and other disruptions across Europe.

  9. NBC News

    Copenhagen Airport suspends flights due to large drone sightings (opens NBC News)

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    COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Flights at Copenhagen Airport have been suspended or diverted following sightings of “2-3 large drones,” according to a statement by police on X.Copenhagen Airport, Scandinavia’s largest, said Monday night that “unidentified drones” have grounded outgoing flights and forced oth…

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Denmark PM: Drone incident at Copenhagen Airport an 'attack' – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the incident was "the most serious attack" on Denmark's critical infrastructure. A number of flights were diverted from Denmark's main airport after drones disrupted operations.

  11. CBS News

    Copenhagen Airport shut down for hours by large, unidentified drones flying nearby (opens CBS News)

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    All flights in and out of Denmark's Copenhagen Airport were held up for hours after police reported two or three large drones spotted in the vicinity.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Copenhagen Airport reopens after being closed due to drones – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    According to FlightRadar, some 35 flights were diverted from Denmark's principal airport.

  13. New York Post

    Drones over Denmark linked to other Russian incursions: ‘Most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date’ (opens New York Post)

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    The drones that flew over Denmark's Copenhagen Airport on Monday night were allegedly linked to the recent spate of Russian drone incursions over Poland, Romania and Estonia, officials said.

  14. The Columbian

    A drone flyover above Copenhagen Airport prompts concerns that Russia was behind it (opens The Columbian)

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    COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Several unidentified drones shut down airspace over Copenhagen Airport on Monday night, prompting concerns that Russia could be behind the flyover above Scandinavia’s largest air

  15. Newsweek

    Two Major European Airports Shut Over Mystery Drones Two ... (opens Newsweek)

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    Airports in the capital cities of Denmark and Norway were closed after the countries’ airspace was breached.

  16. Hot Air

    Drones Are Disrupting Flights in the Airspace Over Copenhagen (opens Hot Air)

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    Flights over Copenhagen Airport were cancelled due to large drones in the airspace.

  17. The Guardian

    Danish PM ‘cannot rule out’ Russian involvement in drone sightings that closed Copenhagen and Oslo airports – Europe live (opens The Guardian)

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    Copenhagen airport closed for four hours after large drones seen in vicinity, while Oslo airport closed for three hours following two sightings

  18. BNO News

    Drone activity forces closure of Danish airport airspace for 2nd time this week (opens BNO News)

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    Airspace over an airport in northern Denmark was closed Wednesday because of unauthorized drone activity, the military said, just two days after a similar incident forced a prolonged shutdown at Copenhagen Airport.

  19. Deutsche Welle

    Denmark: Aalborg Airport closed due to drone sightings – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Police are investigating the appearance of drones over the airspace in Aalborg, a city in the north of Denmark. The closure affected flights from Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), Norwegian airlines and the Dutch carrier KLM.

  20. CNN

    Denmark’s Aalborg Airport closed after drone sighting (opens CNN)

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    The airspace over Aalborg Airport in Denmark has been closed after drones were spotted flying nearby, airport CEO Niels Hemmingsen told CNN on Wednesday.

  21. NPR

    Danish officials believe drone flyovers at 4 airports meant to sow fear (opens NPR)

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    Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said it appeared a "professional actor" was behind the "systematic" flights, without providing additional details during a news conference Thursday morning.

  22. Local News 8

    Drones disrupt airports in what Danish officials call ‘hybrid attack.’ What happened and how can they be stopped? (opens Local News 8)

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    By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Multiple airports in Denmark have been disrupted by drones this week in what its government says is a “hybrid attack” by unknown professional actors, as the country considers whether to invoke NATO’s Article 4 for the first time in its history.

  23. Digital Journal

    Drones fly over multiple Danish airports (opens Digital Journal)

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    Drones flew over multiple airports across Denmark and caused one of them to close for hours, police said Thursday after a similar incident this week

  24. The Guardian

    ‘Professional actor’ behind attacks that closed Danish airports, defence minister says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Drones overfly four more airports forcing Aalborg to halt traffic two nights after shutdown at Copenhagen terminals

  25. New York Post

    Drones target 4 Danish airports, snarling flights in ‘systematic’ and ‘hybrid attack’: officials (opens New York Post)

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    Drones have landed near four Danish airports, with two of them containing military bases.

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