Overview
- Federal police detected a drone flying around 35 meters over a construction site adjacent to Bremen Airport around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
- Officers located a 39-year-old pilot nearby who said he intended to take overview photos of the site.
- Bundespolizei handed the man to Bremen police and the drone was secured as evidence.
- Authorities closed the airspace over Bremen for about half an hour and reported no flight diversions, cancellations, or delays.
- Kriminalpolizei investigations are ongoing as officials note a wider pattern of recent drone incidents at European airports and critical infrastructure, with some security sources cited by Stern suspecting foreign involvement.