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Belgian PM convenes emergency meeting over drones

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever held an emergency meeting of the National Security Council to discuss measures to respond to unidentified drone flights that led to the country's airspace closure.


Belgian PM convenes emergency meeting over drones

Brussels. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever will hold a meeting on Thursday morning with top police and defense officials to discuss a response to recent drone flights over the country. This emergency meeting of the National Security Council was convened at the behest of Interior Minister Bernard Guillaume, following suspicious drone flights near major airports on Tuesday evening, which led to the closure of airspace for several hours.