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Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Explosive drone found near Ukrainian plane at German airport, sparking alarm, collision
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A video grab taken from a video footage by News5 from August 5, 2026 shows emergency services, police and firefighers deployed at German airport Leipzig-Halle in Schkeuditz, eastern Germany, after a drone was spotted nearby. (NEWS5/AFP)
A drone found near a Ukrainian cargo plane at a German airport overnight was fitted with an “explosive device,” say police and prosecutors.
“A drone carrying an unknown explosive device was discovered by an airport employee” at Leipzig-Halle airport, they say, adding that police used a robot to remove the detonator.
German state prosecutors have taken over the investigation of the drone incident, according to a statement.
German police deployed a bomb disposal robot after the drone was found, sparking alarm and forcing the diversion of numerous flights.
One aircraft that had to abort its scheduled landing at Leipzig-Halle airport then collided mid-air with an unknown object nearby but later landed safely elsewhere, a government spokesman says.
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