
Multiple people have been injured after a drone smashed into a block of flats in Romania.
Nato has now scrambled several fighter jets, seen above Galati, Romania, to respond to the incident.
Two people have been injured as a result of the drone attack, one of them very seriously.
The crash was announced through a Ro-Alert message, issued at around 1.53am.
The incident has been confirmed by Galati authorities, which are responding to the scene.
Police, ambulance, and SMURD - Romania's supplementary emergency service - have been sent to the scene.
Special forces from the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) and the Army are also expected to be involved with the response.
Galati police, confirmed the incident to local media and said: "A short time ago, in the municipality of Galați, a drone crashed into a block of flats, the impact being followed by an explosion and the outbreak of a fire in an apartment located on the 10th floor.
"Forces and means of the [Galați police] are intervening on the scene to limit the effects of the incident and secure the area, supported by other MIA forces and specialized SRI teams. Two people who were in the burnt apartment self-evacuated."
Earlier on Thursday, another drone crashed into the Romanian town of Baseti, Maramures County.
Authorities quickly intervened and secured the area, with an urgent investigation to establish the origin of the drone launched.
Just last week, Lithuania was sent into a widespread panic after a Russian drone entered the country's airspace.
An alert was issued in Vilnius's Parliament building, which sent MPs and ministers into bunkers.
More to follow...
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