Germany to allow police to shoot down drones, interior minister says

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Germany to allow police to shoot down drones, interior minister says  Speaking after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Alexander Dobrindt detailed how the Federal Police Act would be reformed.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/08/germany-to-allow-police-to-shoot-down-drones-interior-minister-says  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Following the disruption caused by recent unknown drone sightings at Munich Airport,

00:06Germany will now give its federal police permission to shoot down drones.

00:11The cabinet approved the new reform of the Federal Police Act on Wednesday,

00:15which now awaits approval in Parliament.

00:18Interior Minister Alexander Dobrin said the reform is intended to reorganize responsibilities

00:23and make it easier to defend against drones.

00:26We have now regained in the Bundespolizei now that the Bundespolizei measures to protect drones.

00:40This was not in the past, our view is not enough, not in the Bundespolizei-Gesetz.

00:52Multiple drone sightings at Munich Airport led the airport to shut down twice,

00:56resulting in traffic disruptions with thousands of passengers directly affected.

01:01Other European countries, including Denmark and Lithuania, have also spotted rogue drones in recent weeks.

01:08EU leaders, such as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, have attributed the incidents to Russian hybrid warfare,

01:15something Moscow denies.

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