US EditionDrones Close Copenhagen and Oslo Airports for Hours as Denmark Probes 'Capable Operator'
- Unidentified drones caused Copenhagen and Oslo airports to shut down on Monday evening, disrupting dozens of flights and affecting thousands of passengers.
- Danish authorities initiated police investigations amid suspicions of Russian involvement, though officials have not identified the drone operator or confirmed responsibility.
- Police described the drone pilot as a skilled actor intending to showcase capabilities, while intelligence services from Denmark and Norway are coordinating their inquiries.
- More than 50 flights were diverted or cancelled, 20,000 passengers were affected, and the airports reopened early Tuesday after the drones disappeared without being shot down.
- The incident highlights growing concerns over hybrid warfare tactics and regional security amid ongoing tensions involving Russia, NATO, and Ukraine.
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Danish police, the Danish Armed Forces and the Danish Security and Intelligence Service PET are working intensively to find out who was behind the drone attack at Kastrup. An extraordinary party leadership meeting was held on Tuesday. “The authorities are taking the incident very seriously,” says Pelle Dragsted from the Unity List to DR.
Drones over Denmark linked to other Russian incursions: ‘Most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date’
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.
Two cargos, one tanker (already sanctioned for the transport of Russian oil). The boats from which the aircraft that sent the tilt to Kastrup airport could have started.
On Monday night, Copenhagen's Kastrup airport was forced to close for several hours due to drones, just a day after cyber attacks on airports in London, Brussels, Berlin and other European cities.
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