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Danish Police Says Drones Observed by Airports in Esbjerg, Sonderborg, Skrydstrup -Reports

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Danish police say drones have been observed by airports in the towns of Esbjerg, Sonderborg, and Skrydstrup, Reuters reported.

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It said the reports are being verified. Earlier, the Flightradar24 service reported that the airport in the Danish city of Aalborg was closed due to "drones in the airspace," adding that three inbound flights were diverted to other airports. According to police, there was no danger to passengers at Aalborg airport or residents in the area, Reuters reported, citing police as saying the drones left the airport area some three hours later. The report also said the closure of the airport affected the Danish Armed Forces as it is used as a military base.

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Danish Police Says Drones Observed by Airports in Esbjerg, Sonderborg, Skrydstrup -Reports

03:19 GMT 25.09.2025 (Updated: 04:11 GMT 25.09.2025)

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A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is positioned for a digital air-land raid at Bornholm, Denmark May 24, 2022. Soldiers with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Artillery Brigade loaded up two HIMARS and two High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles into a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III in Saaremaa, Estonia and were transported to the Danish island to conduct the exercise. This mission was in conjunction with DEFENDER-Europe 22 a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises within U.S. European Command’s Large Global Scale Exercise construct taking place in Eastern Europe. - Sputnik International, 1920, 25.09.2025

Danish police say drones have been observed by airports in the towns of Esbjerg, Sonderborg, and Skrydstrup, Reuters reported.

It said the reports are being verified.

Earlier, the Flightradar24 service reported that the airport in the Danish city of Aalborg was closed due to "drones in the airspace," adding that three inbound flights were diverted to other airports.

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According to police, there was no danger to passengers at Aalborg airport or residents in the area, Reuters reported, citing police as saying the drones left the airport area some three hours later.

The report also said the closure of the airport affected the Danish Armed Forces as it is used as a military base.