News Brief
10/10/2012, Tishrei 24, 5773
Drone Scare Grounds Ben Gurion Flights for Several Minutes
A misreading of a radar screen indicating another drone may have infiltrated into Israel caused officials to ground three flights at Ben Gurion International Airport around 5 a.m. Wednesday morning.
The Air Force scrambled warplanes into the air, but after several minutes, it became clear that the original suspicions of the entry of a foreign aircraft were unfounded..