{"id":284656,"date":"2025-10-06T15:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/merz-drone-flights-intended-to-unnerve-germans-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:06:11","slug":"merz-drone-flights-intended-to-unnerve-germans-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/merz-drone-flights-intended-to-unnerve-germans-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Merz: Drone flights intended to &#8216;unnerve&#8217; Germans | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-dkMt098N-4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Merz: Drone flights intended to 'unnerve' Germans | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-dkMt098N-4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>There were several drone sightings over German airspace last week, which led to major disruptions at Munich Airport and left thousands of passengers stranded. German officials suspect that Russia is behind the recent increase in drone and aircraft incursions in the region, including the ones that brought Munich&#8217;s runways to a standstill. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the frequency of the incursions was unprecedented but that none of the spotted drones were carrying weapons. The Kremlin has denied any involvement. <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Germany eyes stronger drone defense after sightings<br \/>\n0:43 Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor<br \/>\n1:19 Matthew Moore, DW Correspondent<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were several drone sightings over German airspace last week, which led to major disruptions at Munich Airport and left thousands of passengers stranded. German officials suspect that Russia is behind the recent increase in drone and aircraft incursions in the region, including the ones that brought Munich&#8217;s runways to a standstill. 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