Germany plans to make it easier for its police to ask the military to shoot drones down. Photo: AP PHOTO

Both runways at Germany's Munich airport have closed for the second time in less than 24 hours after drones were again sighted, leading to dozens of flights being diverted or cancelled and stranding some 6500 passengers.

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Early on Saturday morning, the airport said its scheduled 5am opening had been delayed due to drone sightings, advising passengers to contact their airlines.

"German air traffic control restricted flight operations at Munich Airport as a precautionary measure du

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