Munich Airport was shut down temporarily overnight after several mysterious drones were spotted flying in the area, officials confirmed via the Associated Press .

Flights were restricted by Germany's air traffic control just after 10:00 p.m. local time on Thursday (October 2) before 17 flights were halted altogether, affecting an estimated 3,000 passengers, airport operators said in a statement addressing the incident. Fifteen flights scheduled to arrive at Munich Airport were diverted to three other airports in Germany, as well as one in Vienna, Austria.

Flights in and out of Munich Airport resumed at 5:00 a.m. local time, Stefan Bayer , a spokesman for Germany's federal police at Munich Airport, confirmed, though authorities couldn't provide immediate details on who was respons

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