MUNICH — Munich Airport was temporarily shut down overnight after several drone sightings in the area, the latest mysterious drone overflights in the airspace of European Union member countries, officials said.

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Officials say the Munich airport was temporarily shut down after several drone sightings in the area

Airport operators say Germany's air traffic control restricted flights at the airport shortly after 10 p.m. local time Thursday and then halted them altogether

Officials said 17 flights were unable to take off, affecting almost 3,000 passengers, and 15 arriving flights were diverted to other airports

EU member countries have reported a series of mysterious drone sightings recently over airports and other critical infrastructure sites in the region

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