Explosive Drone Found at German Airport as Russia Vows 'Harsher' Retaliation
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"Leipzig is part of a larger structure," says Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt. The attack scenario is not an isolated case, the overall picture is now being determined.
Explosive drone found at German airport as Russia vows 'harsher' retaliation
Following the discovery of a drone laden with explosives and a detonator at Germany’s Leipzig airport, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signaled Moscow's intent to step up retaliation against countries that are helping Ukraine.
The Ministers of National Defense and Interior have received more detailed information about the connection between the drone incident at Leipzig Airport and the case of incendiary packages sent abroad being investigated in Lithuania, but are not disclosing it publicly.
The incident in Leipzig is not an isolated case; Alexander Dobrindt considers connections to other planned attacks possible. He declined to confirm media reports alleging that US intelligence agencies had claimed Russia was behind the drone incident.
As German media reported possible links between DNA traces found on a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig Airport and incendiary cases being investigated in Lithuania, President Gitanas Nausėda rejected criticism of the country's intelligence agencies. He said the challenge was posed by the enemy's constant efforts to find ways to secure the logistics needed for attacks.
Lithuania's defense and interior ministers have been briefed on a possible link between the drone incident at Leipzig/Halle airport in Germany and the ongoing Lithuanian investigation into packages with incendiary devices sent abroad.
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