08.04.2025 11:31
An armed observation drone belonging to Mali that violated Algerian airspace has been shot down. Following the incident, the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Algerian airspace is closed to flights from Mali and to Mali.
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The Algerian Ministry of Defense announced that on April 1, it shot down an armed surveillance drone for violating the country's airspace near the Tinzaouaten region in the Sahara countryside, and that the wreckage of the drone was found 9.5 kilometers south of the border.
DECISION TAKEN DUE TO REPEATED VIOLATIONS
The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that data related to the incident, which included radar photographs, showed that Algerian airspace was violated by 1.6 km. In its statement, the ministry noted that flights to and from Mali were banned due to repeated violations of Algerian airspace. The Malian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure also announced that Mali's airspace was closed to all Algerian aircraft due to Algeria's 'persistent support for international terrorism.'
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