Denmark reports drone sightings
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Amidst the brewing tensions in Europe, Danish authorities reported that they had detected multiple drones at several military sites overnight.
Officials in Europe have been on high alert after drone incursions in Denmark shut down air traffic several times over the past week.
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Denmark reported more suspicious drones above its largest military base, after ones grounded flights earlier in the week. Other nations reported sightings.
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.
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The recent wave of mysterious drone sightings across Europe is the latest in a long history of similar scares. Clusters of UFO reports in Northern Europe have generated occasional panics for over a century. The European done sightings may be a projection of geopolitical tensions between Europe and Russia.
Denmark spotted drones flying over several army bases overnight – part of a wave of unexplained sightings causing chaos across Europe. The Danish defence ministry said it deployed ‘several capacities’ after sightings from Saturday into Sunday.
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