Drohnensichtung: Drohnensichtung über Militärstützpunkt in NRW
Zwei Drohnen tauchen nachts über dem Bundeswehr-Stützpunkt Mechernich auf. Die Polizei hat Ermittlungen aufgenommen. Der Vorfall folgt auf einen mutmaßlichen Sabotagefall in Leipzig.
Two drones were spotted over a military base in Mechernich, North Rhine-Westphalia, on Thursday evening around 10:00 PM. The security headquarters of the Bundeswehr at the Mechernich base reported the discovery of the drones, confirmed by a spokesperson for the Federal Defense Command. The Süddeutsche Zeitung, NDR, and WDR had previously reported the incident.
Military engineers investigated the situation, and the case was then handed over to the Euskirchen police, who initiated the investigation. The police had not commented on the incident at the time. A drone incident occurred at Leipzig/Halle Airport on late Tuesday evening near Ukrainian transport aircraft. A drone packed with explosives and a detonator was discovered, which was brought down by a federal airport employee.
Due to the closed landing runway, a freight plane that was about to take off collided with an unknown smaller flying object, possibly another drone. The federal prosecutor's office took over the investigation. Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) mentioned a hybrid attack scenario that might involve highly professional perpetrators and foreign powers as potential masterminds.
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