Belgium opens probe into Brussels Airport drone sighting
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Both NATO and the European Union have been on high alert following a string of airspace violations, thought to be from Russia, in recent weeks.View on euronews
Belgium's defense minister confirmed that drones had flown into the area near the Kleine Brogel air base in northeast Belgium in two phases.
The drones are trying “to see where the F-16s are, where the ammunition is, and other highly strategic information,” Belgian Defense Minister Théo Francken told RTBF.
The country's Defence Minister Theo Francken said it looked like an espionage operation, but he wanted to be "cautious" about speculating.