Mystery As Drones Shut Down Major Airport For Hours In ‘Most Serious Attack’

Copenhagen, Denmark (AP) – A talented drone pilot blown two to three unidentified planes at Copenhagen airport on Monday night, and when it was understood that the unknown perpetrator showed his abilities for the largest airport of Scandinavia, he closed the airspace for hours.

Copenhagen police Senior Police Inspector Jespersen, at a press conference, was very large that the airport was full of passengers because the authorities chose not to hit the drones, the aircraft on the runway and nearby fuel warehouses.

Jespersen described the pilot as a “talented actor ve and said that he seems to intend to show the skills of the criminal and probably to apply techniques.

The drones disappeared after a few hours.

He added that there is no sign that the drone pilot aims to harm anyone. The lights of the drones were opened and closed and entered different flight patterns. “Everything shows that you are not going out to attack anyone, but you go out to show off and perhaps practice,” he said.

Nevertheless, he said authorities could not ignore the possibility of drones to be part of the Russian hybrid attack.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the allegations.

In his call with journalists on Tuesday, he said, “When we heard unfounded accusations, ve he said,“ A party that takes a serious and responsible position should not make such unfounded accusations over and over again. ”

Many kilometers (miles) seemed to fly to reach the airport of two to three drones. Inspectors look at how the drones reach the airport – whether on land or with the boat.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said, “To date, the most serious attack on the critical infrastructure of Denmark,” he said.

Flights at the airport continued early on Tuesday, but delays and cancellations continued during the morning.

“Copenhagen airport was reopened after being closed due to the drone activity. He said.

According to Norway publisher NRK, the same evening, Norway forced a drone at the airport in Oslo to move all traffic to a runway. The traffic then returned to normal and unclear who is responsible.

Jespersen said he did not immediately associate Oslo and Copenhagen, but the authorities would look at potential ties.

Security concerns in Northern Europe, Russian sabotage activities and multiple drones And War aircraft attacks NATO airspace in recent weeks.

In 2023, London’s Gatwick Airport closed the runway for almost an hour after a drone was notified. December 2018After the closure of dozens of drone views for some of the three days in a row, more than 140,000 travelers were trapped or delayed.