Overview
- Prosecutor Anne-Cécile Dumonteil opened a flagrant‑delict investigation after a fresh overflight of Eurenco’s Bergerac powder plant on Wednesday, following two illegal flights on Monday.
- Eurenco has filed a complaint over the initial incident and is submitting an additional complaint for the latest overflight, according to officials.
- In Mulhouse, prosecutors launched an inquiry after a drone was detected over the central police station and a rail yard hosting a Leclerc tank convoy late Tuesday night.
- Authorities say the operator has not been identified and the aircraft was not intercepted, with site protections reinforced; a senior air-defense officer described the Bergerac device as a standard commercial drone.
- The incidents come amid a wider European uptick in unexplained drone activity, with reports mentioning possible foreign involvement, though investigators have announced no attribution.