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Bulgaria will not launch an investigation into the GPS signal jamming that affected the plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, the Bulgarian prime minister said on Sunday.
“There is no reason to launch an investigation,” Rosen Zhelyaskov said, adding that the blockage was not “classified as a hybrid or cyber threat” in an interview with journalists in Burgas, in the eastern part of the country, where he was launching an information campaign on the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria.
On Monday, a spokesperson for Von der Leyen confirmed that the plane she was on suffered a “GPS jamming,” a common occurrence in this part of Eastern Europe, after her arrival in Bulgaria on Sunday. She said Russia could be behind the incident.
"Since the war with Ukraine began, we have been monitoring what is called electronic warfare," the Bulgarian prime minister said today.
"This blockade does not target any specific aircraft," he said, adding that there is nothing unusual and that, unfortunately, it is one of the consequences of such military conflicts.
The Bulgarian government said on Monday that the GPS signal was lost during the approach phase at Plovdiv airport, but that the safety of the landing was not compromised and that it was carried out "without difficulty."
Von der Leyen's visit to Bulgaria was part of a tour of the European Union's eastern flank, where she inspected a factory that produces ammunition for Ukraine.
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