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10 October 2012 - 07:24 AMT

Israeli airport suspends flights as unidentified object enters airspace

Arrivals and departures at Ben-Gurion Airport were temporarily suspended Wednesday, Oct 10, morning after security forces detected an unidentified object flying near Israeli airspace, prompting fighter jets to be scrambled, The Jerusalem Post reported.

Investigations revealed the object was not a hostile aircraft. Flights were subsequently resumed.

Amid questions over how a hostile unidentified drone managed to fly into Israeli air space last week, security forces have been on high alert.