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NATO fighter jets open fire over Europe as thousands get air threat alert

The Latvian National Armed Forces has announced that NATO aircraft shot down a drone after it entered the country’s airspace

NATO fighter jets have scrambled to shoot down a drone over Latvia after emergency air threat alerts were issued to thousands of people.

The warplanes opened fire above the village of Rogovka, according to local eyewitnesses.

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