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Denmark bans all drone flights ahead of EU Summit in Copenhagen

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The Danish transportation ministry said that “all civilian drone flying in Danish airspace will be prohibited” from Monday to Friday to “remove the risk that enemy drones can be confused with legal drones and vice versa."

Breakdown
  • Denmark bans all civilian drone flights after repeated sightings near military sites.
  • The ban aims to prevent confusion between enemy and legal drones. 10s
  • New drone sightings were reported by Denmark's defence ministry over the weekend. 19s
  • Security is a main focus ahead of the upcoming European Summit in Copenhagen. 29s
  • Officials have not ruled out Russian involvement in the drone activity. 48s
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