A drone that crashed in Lithuania’s northern Utena district was carrying explosives and will be neutralised at the site, local police said on Monday.
"Officers from the ARAS anti-terrorist operations unit of the Police Department determined that explosives were present at the site where the crashed drone was discovered. A decision has been made to neutralise the explosives on-site, as transporting them poses a risk to the public," law enforcement said.
Search resumed in the morning
The search for the crashed drone debris was suspended overnight but resumed in the morning, National Crisis Management Centre chief Vilmantas Vitkauskas said earlier on Monday.Police and ARAS counter-terrorism officers are on site collecting fragments to determine the drone’s trajectory, direction and objectives.
According to Vilkauskas, key questions remain regarding how the drone entered Lithuania, its flight altitude, and potential gaps in airspace surveillance.
