France opens fire on 5 drones hovering over base housing nuclear ballistic submarines: Report

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• It is pertinent to note that the Atlantic Maritime Prefecture, a French government department, is responsible for protecting this part of the coast. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADThe body’s spokesperson, Guillaume Le Rasle, told AFP that the sensitive infrastructure was not threatened by the drone sighting.
• The drone violation, they believed, was “intended to alarm the public.”More from World How wars and conflicts made arms manufacturers richer Ukraine peace must be 'truly durable', says Zelenskyy after talks with MacronFrance launches counter-drone search operationAccording to French news outlet Le Monde, a counter-drone and search operation was launched shortly after the mysterious sightings.
• As per the report, the marine rifle battalion responsible for protecting the base opened fire, though it is not known whether any of the drones were shot down. The incident took place just days after reports of a drone incident off Ireland’s west coast on Monday bear a striking resemblance to this one.
• The drones crossed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s flight path into Dublin Airport moments after his plane had passed. At that time, four to five drones were said to have circled the LÉ William Butler Yeats, an Irish naval vessel secretly deployed off Dublin’s coast as part of the security arrangements for Zelensky’s visit.
• The drones in Ireland reportedly hovered above the vessel with its lights on as if “they wanted to be seen.”These incidents have been part of a wider pattern of airspace violations by drones across Europe since September 10, when 19 drones crossed over the Polish airspace from Belarus.