Explosive drone found hovering near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at German airport
Russian attack? Explosive drone targeted parked aircraft at Leipzig airport.
German authorities discovered a drone armed with explosives parked near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig airport, prompting an investigation into the potential presence of a second drone. The drone was noticed by an airport employee hovering near the ground between two An-124 cargo aircraft belonging to Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines shortly before midnight on August 4.
The device had been altered to evade detection by the airport’s drone countermeasures, according to Alexander Dobrindt, Germany’s federal minister of the interior. Dobrindt disclosed that the drone was carrying a fist-sized explosive package, likely containing Semtex plastic explosive. A malfunctioning detonator prevented a catastrophic incident, as the drone hovered dangerously close to the Ukrainian cargo planes.
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