Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there is “no indication” that there was a “nefarious attack” after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded all flights in the U.S.
\n\n“This was a telecommunications outage throughout FAA,” Mullin said while speaking with reporters. “Out of abundant of caution we have grounded all the flights, and all the flights are accounted for. As incoming flights, either internationally or the flights that are currently still in the air, we’ll be dealing with those case-by-case. As you can imagine, there will be a priority list as they start coming in. As I will repeat myself, there was no prior indication, there was no indication as of yet, that this was a nefarious attack against us, it’s just a telecommunication outage as of right now.”
\n\nMullin’s comments come after the FAA issued a statement that “ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATORS, BY ORDER OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION COMMAND CENTER ALL AIRPORTS ARE GROUND STOPPED”:
\n\nDUE TO EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES AND FOR REASONS OF SAFETY. ATTENTION ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATORS, BY ORDER OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION COMMAND CENTER ALL AIRPORTS ARE GROUND STOPPED. ALL DEPARTING TRAFFIC SHOULD REMAIN GROUND STOPPED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. INBOUND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS WILL BE MANAGED…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/tech/
