Lithuania airport briefly closed, NATO jets scrambled due to drone sighting, later identified as birds

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Published: 2026-09-13T15:15:00Z
Category: world
Source: CBC

Vilnius airport in Lithuania was temporarily closed and NATO fighter jets were summoned in response to a suspected drone sighting. Authorities later confirmed the radar anomaly was caused by a flock of birds, and the airport reopened within 38 minutes after visual identification by the NATO jet.

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