AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch military used weapons against drones that were spotted above an air force base in the southeast of the Netherlands on Friday night, the country’s defence ministry said on Saturday.
Security staff at the Volkel air base, close to the German border, spotted the drones between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. (1800-2000 GMT), the ministry said.
“Air force staff used weapons from the ground to take the drones down,” it added. “The drones left and were not retrieved.”
The defence ministry said it was unclear why the drones flew in areas where they are not allowed to.
The military police said it had opened an investigation.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Toby Chopra)
