Sprengstoff-Drohne: Polizei durchkämmt Nordpiste am Leipziger Flughafen
Die Ermittlungen nach der Entdeckung der Sprengstoff-Drohne dauern an. An der nördlichen Rollbahn sind zahlreiche Polizistinnen und Polizisten im Einsatz und suchen das Gelände zu Fuß ab.
Leipzig. A hundred police officers are scouring the northern runway area at Leipzig/Halle Airport following recent drone incidents. Reporters from the Deutsche Presse-Agentur observed the force of officers on foot, searching the terrain. A Bundesanwaltschaft spokesperson confirmed that measures related to the authorities' investigations are underway on the airport grounds.
The specific subject of investigation remains undisclosed at this time. The northern runway has been blocked since 10:00 AM due to the search efforts, while passenger flight traffic remains unaffected. The area was searched on Thursday as well. The Landeskriminalamt (LKA) of Saxony had previously stated that the search for the second unknown flying object from the incident should continue.
The trigger for the investigation was the discovery of a drone with a bomb-making device on the southern runway in the early hours of Wednesday. Shortly after, a second flying object collided with a freight machine unable to land due to the runway closure and had to take off again. After rerouting to Hanover, the freight machine sustained minor damages.
According to security sources, the drone found on the southern runway was near a Ukrainian transport aircraft of the Antonov AN-124 Condor type. Federal police specialists decommissioned the explosive device. More: Was it Russia? How did the drone manage to infiltrate so far?
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