By Rounak Bagchi

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Copenhagen Airport, Denmark’s main international hub, has been temporarily closed following reports of multiple drones in the vicinity. The origin of the drones remains unknown. Danish police confirmed to news agency Reuters that as a precaution, all flights were halted and incoming traffic diverted. A police spokesperson told Reuters that between two and four “large” drones were sighted near the airport, prompting the shutdown. According to FlightRadar on X, all take-offs and landings at Copenhagen Airport were suspended from 20:26 local time (18:26 GMT). As of 10:05 pm local time, more than 35 flights bound for Copenhagen Airport had been diverted, according to the aviation tracking website Flightradar24. “No aircraft can take off or land at the airport,” the airport spokeswoman, Lise Agerley Kurstein, told The New York Times in an emailed statement, “and as a result, several flights are being diverted to other airports. The police are investigating the matter, and we currently have no timeline for reopening.” Authorities have urged the public to avoid the area and said an investigation into the drone sightings is underway.