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Air Traffic Halted Near Berlin Due to Drone at Airport
Air traffic to and from Brandenburg Airport near Berlin was suspended for approximately 45 minutes on Wednesday evening after a drone was spotted near the northern runway around 20:00. Authorities closed the airspace above Berlin, diverting incoming flights to Dresden, while reports indicated that three drones were detected by pilots. This incident follows a significant rise in drone sightings at German airports, with 28 reports in the first half of the year compared to only eight in all of 2025. Earlier incidents included a drone with explosives found near Leipzig and damage sustained by a DHL cargo plane, leading the German government to blame Moscow for recent drone-related attacks.
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