Drones spotted over Belgian military base for third night

The country's Defence Minister Theo Francken said it looked like an espionage operation, but he wanted to be "cautious" about speculating.

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A helicopter was deployed to the Kleine-Brogel base after drones were spotted - they then flew off towards the Netherlands, national broadcaster VRT reported.

Defence Minister Theo Francken said an investigation was under way, calling it "a clear mission targeting Kleine Broge".

Francken told Belgian radio on Monday that it looked like an espionage operation, but said he would not speculate on who could be behind it.

"I have some ideas, but I'm going to be cautious," he added.