Sweden's largest airport closed due to unidentified drones
The largest airport in Sweden, near Stockholm, temporarily halted flight arrivals and departures for several hours due to unidentified drones. Source: European Pravda, citing Swedish Television website SVT Details: The Swedish Civil Aviation Authority reported that early on 9 September, unidentified drones were spotted in the area around Arlanda Airport - at least four drones of various sizes but of unknown type.
Advertisement:The decision to suspend airport operations was made due to unidentified drones, leading to five flights being redirected to nearby airports in Nykoping and Gothenburg at 02:00.
Operations resumed at 03:30, and the police have launched an investigation into the disruption of airport services. Quote: "We suspect it was a deliberate act, but we cannot say with what intent. For confidentiality reasons regarding the investigation, we do not wish to go into details," said police spokesperson Daniel Wikdahl.
Advertisement:The Swedish Armed Forces confirmed that they are aware of the incident and are working with the airport administration.
Background:
- On 29 August, the Swedish Security Police announced an increased threat of Russian sabotage activities within the country, and defence industry companies have already reported several suspicious incidents.
- A Russian military drone crashed in the east of Latvia on Saturday, 7 September.
- Romania confirmed that a Shahed drone had entered its territory during another Russian attack on Ukrainian cities on the night of 7-8 September, prompting the deployment of F-16 fighter jets.
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