US EditionDenmark Says ‘Professional Actor’ Behind Drone Flights That Disrupted Four Airports
Authorities link multiple drone incursions at Aalborg and other Danish airports to suspected hybrid attacks, causing cancellations and diversions affecting at least 35 flights, officials said.
- Denmark's Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen described recent drone incursions as hybrid attacks intended to create fear, which have been linked to suspected Russian activities.
- Two airports in Denmark, Billund and Aalborg, were temporarily closed due to drone sightings, impacting flights and military operations, according to Danish police reports.
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen described these incidents as the most serious attack on Denmark's critical infrastructure to date.
- Authorities have raised the national crisis level and are considering invoking NATO's Article 4, which allows for member state consultations regarding defense concerns.
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The Danish airport of Aalborg (north) remained closed an hour to traffic in the early hours of Thursday to Friday for the possible sighting of drones in the area, a day after several airfields and military installations were affected by these vehicles. The airfield of the fourth Danish city in population was closed between 2340 on Thursday and 00.35 on Friday and two flights were diverted after detecting possible police drone activity, which was…
Denmark has had to close one of its airports during the early morning of this Friday following a second drone alert. According to AFP, in particular it was the Aalborg airport in the north of the country, which was closed since the last hour of Thursday. It was able to reopen around 0.35 hours on Friday (22.35 hours GMT on Thursday, as reported by the Police). The closure forced a flight of KLM coming from Amsterdam to turn around. Also to the c…
Denmark Warns Russian Sabotage Likely as Another Drone Suspected
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned Danes to brace for more hybrid attacks, pointing to Russia as Europe’s main security threat, just before a suspected drone sighting disrupted air traffic in Denmark for the third time in a week.
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