Flights halted at Munich Airport over possible drone sighting, media report


BERLIN, May ⁠30 (Reuters) - Flights ⁠were halted at Munich ‌Airport in southern Germany on Saturday morning after ​a possible ⁠drone sighting, ⁠German media including Focus Online ⁠and ‌Bild reported, but ⁠Focus said soon afterwards that ​they ‌had resumed.

The airport ⁠and ​police did not immediately respond to ⁠requests for comment. ​The departures page on the airport's website ⁠showed various but not all flights as of 10 a.m. (0800 ​GMT) ⁠were delayed or cancelled.

(Reporting ​by Elke ‌Ahlswede Writing by ​Francois MurphyEditing by Ros Russell)

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