An attack might be “highly likely,” the AWACS facility in Geilenkirchen has said
The facility in Geilenkirchen, Germany that hosts special NATO radar planes has raised its security level due to an intelligence warning about a potential threat.
Geilenkirchen, located near the German-Dutch border, is home to the NATO AWACS (airborne early warning and control systems) force, which became operational in 1988.
“We raised the security level at NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen based on intelligence information indicating potential threat,” the base said on its X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday evening.
“All non-mission essential staff have been sent home as a precautionary measure,” the base added. “Operations continue as planned.”
The base has gone on threat level Charlie, a spokesperson told Reuters. This means there has either been an incident, or intelligence, indicating that some kind of terrorist attack is “highly likely.”
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