German UNIFIL warship intercepts drone off Lebanon: army

Smoke rises following an explosion in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP)

An unidentifiable unmanned aerial vehicle was detected in the vicinity, an army spokesman said

BERLIN: A German warship deployed as part of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force in Lebanon has shot down a drone off the Lebanese coast, the German army said Thursday.
“An unidentifiable unmanned aerial vehicle was detected in the vicinity” of the “Ludwigshafen am Rhein” corvette and was “brought down in a controlled manner,” an army spokesman said.