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Greece conducts controlled blast of mystery naval drone explosives
Key takeaways
- The unmanned vessel, suspected to be of Ukrainian origin, was found in a cave near Lefkada on Greece's western coast on Thursday with its engine still running.
- The incident has raised questions about Greece's maritime security and its vulnerability to emerging military technology.
- Authorities are now investigating how the drone ended up in Greece's territorial waters and why it may have been in the Mediterranean.
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Aleks Phillips Moment discovered naval drone (left) is towed by a Greek coastguard boat to the port of Vasiliki Greek authorities have rendered safe a naval drone carrying explosives after it was discovered in the Ionian Sea by fishermen.
The unmanned vessel, suspected to be of Ukrainian origin, was found in a cave near Lefkada on Greece's western coast on Thursday with its engine still running. Greek bomb disposal experts removed its detonators and battery.
The incident has raised questions about Greece's maritime security and its vulnerability to emerging military technology.
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