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Explosive drone found near Ukrainian plane at German airport
['Agence France Presse']
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Authorities resumed flights at Leipzig-Halle Airport after bomb disposal experts neutralised an explosive device attached to a drone found on the airfield.
German police raised the alarm at an airport overnight after an explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane and another aircraft collided with an unknown flying object mid-air nearby before landing safely.
Explosive drone triggers airport shutdownThe airport in eastern Germany plays a key role in the transport of military goods, including by the German military and NATO allies, and also serves as a base for Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines.
“Shortly before midnight, an unidentified flying object was sighted near Leipzig-Halle Airport, prompting the diversion of several aircraft — including a passenger plane — to other airports”, they said in an initial statement.
A police counter-terrorism unit hunting for the one or more drone pilots urgently called for information from the public about suspicious sightings near the airport.