# Lithuania closes Vilnius airport, scrambles NATO jets over suspected drone

https://mins.news/en/item/84499

- Reuters, 2026-10-03 09:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/lithuania-closed-vilnius-airport-scrambled-nato-jets-due-suspected-drone-2026-10-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac0c5457ce48c00016283fd

> Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Centre said Vilnius airport was shut for less than an hour on Saturday after a suspected drone was reported flying into the country from Belarus. NATO Baltic Air Policing jets were scrambled in response.

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