Flights resume 'progressively' at Munich airport after drone scare

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00:00Munich Airport says it is gradually resuming flights after more drones were spotted early this Saturday.

00:06The airport shut down Friday evening for the second day in a row over drone sightings,

00:11with dozens of flights and more than 6,000 passengers affected.

00:14More delays are expected throughout the day.

00:17Airports in Denmark, Norway and Poland have all recently suspended flights due to unidentified drones.

00:23Some European countries have directly blamed Russia, but Moscow has denied allegations.

00:28Here's Germany's Interior Minister.

00:35We are in a race between drone threats and drone defense.

00:41We want to and must win this race.

00:45That is why it is important to take the necessary measures at the European level

00:49to upgrade our technology, pool our expertise,

00:53and ensure that drone defense technology is also developed in Europe.

00:56In cooperation with partners from Israel and Ukraine.

01:02But also from Ukraine.

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