Flock of birds triggers air alert and NATO jet scramble in Lithuania
An unidentified airborne object that prompted an air alert in Lithuania was determined to be a flock of birds, according to reports citing Reuters. The incident led to the temporary closure of the capital's airport and the scrambling of a NATO fighter jet. It is not yet clear whether any further security measures were taken following the identification.
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Global Event Monitor. Flock of birds triggers air alert and NATO jet scramble in Lithuania. 2026-09-13T14:04:30.925Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2141. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-13/%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%BE%D0%B1-%D1%94%D0%BA%D1%82-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%96%D0%B2-%D1%96%D0%B7-%D0%B1%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D1%96-%D0%B4%D0%BE-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%96-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%96-%D1%80%D1%84-213f0172
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