Plywood drone from Belarus crashes in Lithuania, causing alarm


  • World
  • Thursday, 10 Jul 2025

VILNIUS (Reuters) -An unmanned aircraft built from plywood and foam flew into NATO member Lithuania from Belarus and crashed, causing alarm before authorities determined it was not dangerous, Lithuanian officials said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas and Speaker of the Parliament Saulius Skvernelis were briefly brought to bomb shelters in response to the object entering Lithuanian airspace, according to their spokespersons.

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