Unexplained drone flights fray nerves in Belgium

Sightings at military bases, airports, a nuclear power station: a spate of unexplained drone flights has frayed nerves in Belgium and fuelled fears the country could be being targeted by Russia.

Reports of drone activity at sensitive locations began to come out last month when suspected drones were spotted near a number of military bases in the country.

Those sightings came as Europe was already on heightened alert after Russian drones were shot down over Poland and mysterious flights disrupted airports in Denmark and Germany.

Then last week the incidents appeared to gather pace, causing air traffic to be halted at Belgium's largest airport, the government to hold urgent talks and NATO allies to send in support.

So far, the Belgian auth

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