British Airways hit by drone!

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A passenger plane from Geneva approaching London Heathrow Airport was hit by a drone. The police is currently carrying out investigation, as this is the first to occur in the United Kingdom.
The plane had 132 passengers and 5 crew on board, the airbus A320 landed safely and the pilot confirmed that the front of the aircraft was hit by an object suspected to be a drone.
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