A female Belarusian teen and a Ukrainian man were arrested Tuesday after allegedly flying a drone over Poland’s presidential palace and government buildings, prompting a scare at a time of high alert .
Police State Protection Services were called into action Monday night after a drone was seen soaring over the Belvedere presidential palace in Warsaw, just a week after Russian drones entered Poland’s airspace .
Police interrogated the 21-year-old Ukrainian man and a 17-year-old female Belarusian teen, with the office of the Minister Coordinating Special Services denying rumors that the incident amounted to a “massive espionage action.”
Polish authorities said a drone was spotted flying over the presidential palace in Warsaw on Monday night. Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
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