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Flughafen Halle/Leipzig: Dobrindt nennt Drohnen-Vorfall „hybrides Anschlagsszenario“

Eine mit Sprengstoff versehene Drohne löst Alarm auf einem deutschen Flughafen aus. Mögliche Täter nennt der Bundesinnenminister zwar nicht – er glaubt aber zu wissen, worum es den Drahtziehern geht.

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Flughafen Halle/Leipzig: Dobrindt nennt Drohnen-Vorfall „hybrides Anschlagsszenario“

Bundesinnenminister Alexander Dobrindt has described a drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport as a "hybrid attack scenario." The CSU politician stated that the incident was an attempted attack and emphasized that this represents a new threat scenario. The incident occurred in the night at the South Runway at the airport, near an Antonov AN-124 Condor Ukrainian transport aircraft.

Special agents of the Federal Police de-escalated the explosive device. A potentially second unknown object collided with a freight aircraft after the runway was blocked again, according to the Saxony State Criminal Office (LKA). Dobrindt believes the perpetrators are professional, with a high degree of technical expertise and experience in handling explosives.

He noted that this is not amateurish behavior, but rather a professional hybrid threat scenario that needs to be further investigated. The investigation is being conducted by the General Prosecutor's Office in Dresden and the Police Terrorism and Extremism Countermeasures Center (PTAZ), which are examining various possibilities, including political motivation.

The General State Prosecutor in Dresden, Wolfgang Schwürzer, stated that the investigation is being conducted with the highest priority due to the potential impact on critical infrastructure.

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