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    "quote": "after shutting it down for a few hours overnight",
    "quoteCheckedAt": "2026-10-17",
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    "sourceUrl": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/11/el-paso-air-space-closed-faa/",
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     "ar": "فرضت FAA قيداً مؤقتاً على المجال الجوي. ولم تكن الأيام العشرة المعلنة مدته الفعلية؛ ولا تزال التفسيرات متنازعاً عليها.",
     "en": "The FAA imposed a temporary airspace restriction. The announced ten days was not its actual duration; the explanations remain disputed.",
     "fa": "FAA محدودیت موقت حریم هوایی اعمال کرد. ده روز اعلام‌شده مدت واقعی آن نبود؛ توضیح‌ها همچنان محل اختلاف است.",
     "ru": "FAA ввела временное ограничение воздушного пространства. Объявленные десять дней не были фактической длительностью; объяснения остаются противоречивыми.",
     "uk": "FAA запровадила тимчасове обмеження повітряного простору. Оголошені десять днів не були фактичною тривалістю; пояснення залишаються суперечливими."
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 "attribution": "No independently established drone operator; the administration’s cartel allegation remains reported.",
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   "assessment": "supports",
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   "note": "Ten days was the announced restriction, not its actual duration.",
   "originId": "tribune-elpaso-20260211",
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   "statement": "Flights stopped overnight for hours."
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   "assessment": "supports",
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   "claimant": "White House via Texas Tribune",
   "id": "claimed-incursion",
   "note": "Reported official allegation; later explanation differs.",
   "originId": "us-administration-elpaso-20260211",
   "quote": "Mexican cartel drones breaching U.S. airspace",
   "quoteCheckedAt": "2026-10-17",
   "quoteTranslation": {},
   "relay": "relayed",
   "sourceIndex": 0,
   "statement": "The administration alleged cartel drones."
  },
  {
   "assessment": "supports",
   "axis": "impact",
   "claimant": "Unnamed people familiar with the situation, via AP",
   "id": "reported-laser",
   "note": "Attributed AP account; not independently verified drone identification or a proven cause.",
   "originId": "ap-elpaso-laser-20260212",
   "quote": "The Pentagon allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use an anti-drone laser",
   "quoteCheckedAt": "2026-10-17",
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   "relay": "relayed",
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   "statement": "AP sources linked counter-drone laser use to the closure."
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 "date": "2026-02-10",
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  0
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 "evidence": "The Texas Tribune reports the closure and its own industry source’s military-drone explanation. AP reports stranded travelers and separately sourced claims about a counter-drone laser. These are two reporting families, but their FAA and administration statements share an origin. The Tribune also relays AP; that relay is not an extra confirmation.",
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 "id": "el-paso-airspace-closure-2026-02-10",
 "impact": "The airport experienced a temporary flight halt and cancellations. The announced ten-day restriction was rescinded within hours; it was not a ten-day closure.",
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  1
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 "place": "El Paso",
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 "scope": "single",
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  {
   "family": "texas-tribune",
   "label": "Texas Tribune: closure reversed; competing explanations",
   "published": "2026-02-11",
   "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/11/el-paso-air-space-closed-faa/"
  },
  {
   "family": "associated-press",
   "label": "Associated Press, republished by Texas Tribune: counter-drone laser account",
   "published": "2026-02-12",
   "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/12/texas-el-paso-airspace-closure-faa-cbp-drone-laser/"
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 "summary": "Flights at El Paso International Airport stopped overnight on 10–11 February 2026. Announced ten-day restrictions ended the next morning. The administration cited cartel drones; the Texas Tribune and AP reported competing accounts involving military drones or counter-drone laser use.",
 "timeline": [
  {
   "date": "2026-02-10",
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   "text": "Flights halted overnight; restrictions lifted the following morning."
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-02-12",
   "source": 1,
   "text": "AP’s published account attributed the closure to counter-drone laser use; the administration had cited cartel drones."
  }
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 "title": "El Paso flights halted amid conflicting drone and counter-drone accounts",
 "unknown": "A cartel-drone incursion and a drone operator are not independently established. The accounts of military drones and counter-drone laser use differ and rely on unnamed sources whose independence cannot be fully assessed. Exact interruption times and final cancellation totals are not adopted.",
 "updatedAt": "2026-10-17",
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