New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- A plane in which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was flying got hit by GPS jamming, a EU spokesperson said on Monday.

The EU chief was travelling to Bulgaria on Sunday, when her airplane's GPS system was jammed, media had reported earlier.

The EU spokesperson said that Russian agencies were behind the fiasco.

"We can indeed confirm that there was GPS jamming, but the plane landed safely in Bulgaria. We have received information from the Bulgarian authorities that they suspect that this was due to blatant interference by Russia," the spokesperson said.

Russia has not issued a statement regarding the matter. The EU chief's plane has landed safely in Bulgaria, it was confirmed.

"We can indeed con...