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Drone crashes into plane headed to London’s Heathrow Airport

Posted at 3:00 PM, Apr 17, 2016
and last updated 2016-04-17 15:02:04-04

(CNN) — A drone apparently struck a plane headed into London’s Heathrow Airport on Sunday, Metropolitan Police said.

The plane was headed from Geneva, Switzerland, to London when the pilot said he thought a drone had struck the aircraft, police said.

After the plane landed safely at Heathrow, authorities said they believe a drone struck the front of the aircraft.

No arrests have been made, but police are investigating.