"Authorities in Denmark have closed Copenhagen airport after unidentified drones were sighted nearby, causing about 15 flights to be diverted, police and airport officials told the AFP news agency. The airspace over Copenhagen airport has been closed since 8:30pm (18:30 GMT) due to two to three unidentified drones. No aircraft can take off or land, airport spokeswoman Lise Agerley Kurstein said. list of 4 itemsend of list She said about 15 flights had been diverted to other airports."
"Copenhagen police, meanwhile, said that three or four big drones had been observed flying over the airport. They are still flying back and forth, coming and going, duty officer Anette Ostenfeldt told the AFP at 10:45pm (20:45 GMT), adding that police were at the airport investigating. She could not say if the drones were military or civilian. But they are bigger than what you as a private individual can buy, Ostenfeldt said."
"Airport officials said the airport would remain closed until the situation was resolved. We currently have no timeline for reopening, Kurstein, the airport spokeswoman, said. The incident comes as several European countries have reported violations of their airspace by Russia. Estonia said on Friday that three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets had entered Estonian airspace without permission. During a Russian air strike on Ukraine the week before, Poland said about 19 drones flew into its airspace."
Copenhagen Airport has been closed since 8:30pm (18:30 GMT) after unidentified drones were sighted nearby. The airspace over the airport was closed because two to three unidentified drones were observed, preventing any aircraft from taking off or landing. About 15 flights were diverted to other airports. Copenhagen police reported that three or four large drones were flying back and forth over the airport and said officers were investigating on site. Authorities said the drones are larger than consumer models and could not immediately confirm whether they were military or civilian. Airport officials provided no timeline for reopening. Several European countries, including Estonia, Poland and Romania, have recently reported airspace violations.
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