El Paso airspace was briefly shut down due to a "cartel drone incursion," according to U.S. officials, but has since been reopened after the Department of Defense disabled the drones. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted the 10-day grounding order Wednesday morning, just hours after it was put in place for what was initially described as "special security reasons," CBS News reported.
Administration officials told CBS News the closure was triggered by Mexican cartel drones breaching U.S. airspace. The FAA and defense officials determined there was no current threat to commercial travel. "There is no threat to commercial aviation. All flights will resume as normal," the FAA stated as the closure was lifted, according to CBS News.
In other news, a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, a small town in western Canada, resulted in nine fatalities and at least 25 injuries, according to the BBC World. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) reported receiving a report of an active shooter at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School at 13:20 local time on Tuesday. The suspect's body was also found at the scene.
Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers are urging Prince Andrew to testify over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna told the BBC the Royal Family had "not been transparent," while Democratic Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez said King Charles III "should direct his brother" to go to the U.S. to answer questions, according to BBC World. Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and reached an out-of-court settlement with his accuser, Virginia Giuffre.
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