Vilnius airport temporarily closed after possible drone Alert
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A drone warning led to a brief shutdown of Vilnius International Airport.
Airport shutdown
Vilnius International Airport was closed after a possible drone was spotted near the airfield. The closure lasted about 30 minutes according to several reports, while another source described it as lasting less than an hour.
The airport was reopened after the situation was resolved and the object disappeared from tracking systems.
Military and NATO response
Lithuanian military personnel took part in the incident, and NATO fighter aircraft were mobilised as a precautionary measure in the Baltic Sea region.
The National Crisis Management Center said the object was presumed to be a drone from Belarus, though its identity was not fully determined and it could have been an atmospheric anomaly or bird migration.
What's still unclear
Sources give different dates for the incident: 24 January 2024 (diariodeburgos.es), 18 January 2023 (eldiadevalladolid.com) and 24 August 2023 (latribunadetoledo.es).
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