Germany probes explosive laden drone found at airport
German authorities are investigating a major security breach after a drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport, raising fresh concerns over sabotage targeting critical infrastructure.
The device was found overnight by an airport employee near cargo aircraft operated by Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines. Police deployed a bomb disposal robot to remove the detonator before carrying out a controlled explosion. A second unidentified object also struck a cargo aircraft near the airport before the plane landed safely in Hanover with only minor damage.
Alexander Dobrindt, Interior Minister, described the incidents as representing a “new level of threat”. Leipzig/Halle Airport, which serves as a logistics hub for DHL and is used by the German military and NATO allies to transport military supplies, has been the focus of heightened security amid a series of unauthorised drone sightings near airports, military bases and energy
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