Drone with explosives found near Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig airport
Shortly before midnight on August 5, a drone was discovered on the ground at Leipzig airport. A payload—an unknown object with a detonator—was attached to it.
Investigators believe it could be an explosive device, Bild writes.
The drone with the detonator was in close proximity to a Ukrainian Antonov-type cargo plane. German police dispatched bomb disposal experts to the scene and planned to conduct a controlled detonation of the UAV. According to Bild, a remotely controlled bomb disposal robot was deployed. It is currently unknown whether the detonation was carried out.
After the drone was discovered, the airport suspended flights until 1:55 AM. One cargo plane was forced to go around. Shortly thereafter, approximately 6 kilometers from the airport at an altitude of about 400 meters, it collided with an as-yet-unidentified object.
The plane landed in Hanover, where minor damage was discovered in the front section.
Police do not rule out that it could have been an act of sabotage. The search for the drone operator is underway.