Germany to give police power to shoot down rogue drones

German police will be allowed to shoot down drones under new legislation aimed at increasing safety after a spate of sightings across Europe.

- Kate Connolly

Rogue drones, which have not been attributed to a specific owner, have disrupted air traffic across the continent in recent weeks.

Some have been spotted over hospitals, canals, armaments factories and other sites of critical infrastructure in Germany. Leaders in Germany and elsewhere say they are wrestling with how to deal with the drones and believe they originated from Russian controllers, as part of the Kremlin’s hybrid war on the continent.