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Raed Arafat announced the preventive evacuation of the population from the coastal area in Constanța and Tulcea, after the explosion of the maritime drone. / "It is possible that there are other drones"

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Raed Arafat, head of the Department for Emergency Situations, announced that the coastal areas of Constanța and Tulcea have been evacuated, due to fears of the existence of other maritime drones, and emphasized that there is currently no information regarding victims. The announcement was made after a drone exploded on Friday morning in the Port of Constanța. He announced that the SMURD helicopter has been ordered to go to the coast and the Black Hawk helicopter from Tulcea has been mobilized. "We have no information about victims, but the situation is dynamic. The Red Intervention Plan has been activated," Raed Arafat announced. "The helicopters will check the area, as it is possible that there are other drones as well. People in Constanța and Tulcea have received RO-Alert for avoidance and evacuation across the entire coastal area. Preventive measures. This drone self-detonated. We are carrying out a preventive evacuation," Raed Arafat added.

Raed Arafat also stated that "there is a suspicion, of course," that there may be other drones.

"That is why we are checking. There is no certain information, there is a suspicion and the suspicion is legitimate. There is a permanent connection between all authorities. The SRI is there," Raed Arafat declared.

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Arafat: Există posibibilitatea să existe si alte drone, de aceea s-a dat mesaj Ro Alert pentru Constanţa şi Tulcea

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