Drones encroaching on airports will be shot down: defense minister

Defense Minister Feng Shih-kuan (馮世寬) has said categorically that any drones that encroach on Taiwan's airports will be shot down and there is no need for officers to ask for prior approval to do so, after a recent incident involving a drone forced a Taipei airport to close for nearly one hour.

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