Lithuania issues air alert and suspends airport flights after suspected drones approach from Belarus
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Lithuania issues air alert and suspends airport flights after suspected drones approach from Belarus

Lithuania issued an air alert warning residents near Vilnius to shelter in place after suspected drones approached from Belarus. Vilnius airport suspended flights in response. The alert was later lifted after the drones diverted in a different direction.

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The Guardian
Lithuania lifts air alert after suspected drones approaching from Belarus diverted - Europe live
Regional security pattern with diplomatic context · neutral
AP News
Residents of Lithuania’s capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO’s eastern jitters
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Coverage splits between operational disruption (Reuters) and security threat narrative (AP, BBC, Guardian), with AP and BBC emphasizing NATO vulnerability and regional instability, while Guardian contextualizes within broader Russia-China dynamics.
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Lithuania lifts air alert after suspected drones approaching from Belarus diverted - Europe live
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“Lithuania's leaders take shelter during drone air alert” · Reuters, AP News, BBC

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The drones diverted in a different direction
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