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Lithuania briefs EU allies after drone shot down by Nato jets overnight – Europe live

Lithuania's minister is discussing with EU allies how to bolster the alliance's eastern flank following intensified security incidents across Europe. These incidents include a drone shot down by NATO jets overnight and widespread disruption to Dutch railway services.

Jakub KrupaThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-09-15 · 09:40 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
Lithuania briefs EU allies after drone shot down by Nato jets overnight – Europe live
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Lithuania's minister is discussing with EU allies how to bolster the alliance's eastern flank following intensified security incidents across Europe. These incidents include a drone shot down by NATO jets overnight and widespread disruption to Dutch railway services. In the Netherlands, long, thin pipes were removed from train tracks, causing significant delays. The infrastructure operator ProRail stated that this appears to be a deliberate disruption caused by human action, though the responsible party and motive are currently unknown. Discussions are ongoing regarding strengthening NATO's eastern flank in light of these events.

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Long, thin pipes were removed from railway tracks in the Netherlands after causing widespread disruption.

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Lithuania briefed EU allies after a drone was shot down by Nato jets overnight.

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The incident in the Netherlands appears to be a deliberate disruption of train services caused by human action.

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Discussions are ongoing on how to strengthen the alliance’s eastern flank.

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Security incidents have intensified across Europe, including in Denmark and Poland.

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Minister says discussions are ongoing on how to strengthen the alliance’s eastern flank after security incidents intensify across Europe, including in Denmark and Poland We are also getting a bit more detail from the Netherlands, as the Dutch broadcaster ⁠NOS showed long, thin ​pipes being ‌removed from the ‌tracks after causing widespread disruption to railway services. “At this stage, it appears ‌to be a deliberate disruption of train services caused by human action. It is not yet known who is ‌responsible or what the motive is“, the infrastructure operator ProRail said in the latest update to its statement on the incident. Continue reading...
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