A few hours after the detection, unmanned aircraft were detected near a military base in Southeast Liege in.
About fifteen unrecognized drones were found on Thursday night to Friday, October 3, above Elsenborn’s military base, near the border with Germany.
Ongoing
“The drones were accidentally identified during a test,” RTL Info said, adding: “They seem to have flew from Belgium to Germany and were also identified by Duren police on the other side of the border.”
The information was confirmed by the Belgian Defense Minister, Theo Franken, who announced that investigations are underway.
For his part, the mayor of Butgenbach, the community where Elsenborn’s military base is located, Daniel Franchen, told Belga Belgian agency that on Friday morning had not been informed of any threats by drones.
