A stolen plane intercepted in Toulon after disrupting traffic in Nice

He had not filed a flight plan, did not answer the radio and had even entered prohibited areas.

A light plane coming from Italy and "which had entered national airspace by violating several air traffic rules" was intercepted this Wednesday morning in the south of France by a fighter plane, indicated the air and space forces.

The plane notably disrupted air traffic in Nice.

The intervention took place "this morning at 9:05 a.m., as part of the permanent air security posture", further detailed the army.

The device was "stolen" on the other side of the border, according to Europe 1. It "belonged to an Italian pilot training school", specifies the army.

Hosted by Internal Security Forces

The plane was intercepted by a Mirage 2000 near Toulon.

Escorted, he landed in Aix les Milles where he was greeted by a Fennec helicopter from the sky police before being taken care of by the internal security forces.

Still according to

, the pilot the pilot, a man without identity papers on him and declaring to have been born on September 19, 1988 in Slovakia, did not put up any resistance.

In 2021, 170 abnormal situations required the intervention of Air Force fighter planes or helicopters.

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