An international airport has been forced to close after drones were spotted in the vicinity, causing major disruption on Monday evening.

Up to three UAVS were reportedly detected in the airspace over Copenhagen Airport in Denmark as police have swarmed the area. "We have a massive presence out there", Henrik Stormer, the head of the Copenhagen Police, told reporters.

The airport closed to take-offs and arrivals at around 8.26pm local time (7.26pm UK time), according to Naviair - the company responsible for traffic control at the airport. A post by FlightRadar on X (formerly Twitter ) said that as of 10.05pm local time (8.05pm UTC), more than 35 flights bound for the airport had been diverted to other airports due to the drone situation.

A later post read: "More than two hours afte

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