Third Drone, Explosives Found at Germany’s Leipzig Airport
- On Tuesday, authorities discovered a drone equipped with explosives at Germany's Leipzig and Halle Airport, prompting immediate security responses and runway closures at the major freight hub.
- German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt traveled to the site after cutting short his vacation, characterizing the incident as a "new quality of danger" and describing it as a potential hybrid attack scenario.
- An anti-explosives robot rendered the device safe after police identified an unknown explosive mechanism. One freight plane was diverted to Hannover, approximately 200 kilometers northwest, where inspectors discovered minor damage potentially caused by a second flying object.
- NATO acknowledged awareness but deferred inquiries to regional authorities. The incident follows a prior incendiary device discovery at the airport's logistics center, which Western security officials previously attributed to Russian intelligence operations.
- Investigators continue searching for components of a possible second drone while assessing the device's origin and accountability. The north runway reopened after approximately two hours, though the south runway remained closed for scheduled maintenance.
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Ten days after the discovery of the first aircraft, German law enforcement found another drone and about 50 grams of military explosives near Leipzig Airport...
Engenho was found on August 14, 10 days after two drones disrupted the NATO-connected airport. German Chancellor promised that responsible will be revealed.
A third drone was found along with about 50 grams of a substance suspected of being a military explosive near Leipzig Airport, Germany. The artifact was located on August 14, ten days after a frustrated attempt at sabotage involving another drone loaded with explosives and a Ukrainian cargo plane, according to information released by the British newspaper The Guardian, which cites reports from the German press and intelligence sources.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz promised on Tuesday that Germany would "pay for their actions" to the perpetrators of hybrid attacks. The investigation is now focusing on a potential large-scale operation.
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