Cabinet retreat: "They will pay for it": Merz announces clarification of the Leipzig drone attack
The Federal Government, according to Chancellor Merz, wants to announce "soon" who it suspects behind the attempted drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane at Halle/Leipzig Airport. However, this will not be discussed at the cabinet retreat.
Berlin, Neuhardenberg - The German federal government appears to have knowledge of who is behind the drone attack attempt at Leipzig/Halle airport, according to a report. Security agencies have been working diligently to attribute the "source" of the incident. Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) declared at the outset of the two-day summit of the black-red cabinet at the Neuhardenberg Castle in Brandenburg, "And we will soon make public our findings and express our opinion on the matter."
Investigations into the alleged attack on the Leipzig/Halle airport have led authorities to conclude that multiple drones were deployed. According to research conducted by "Süddeutsche Zeitung" (SZ), NDR, and WDR, a third drone, in addition to the two previously known, was discovered in the nearby Kabelsketal on August 14. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the General Prosecutor are currently examining the role these drones may have played in the allegedly planned attack.
Merz warned those responsible for hybrid attacks that they would "pay for it." The Chancellor perceives this incident in Leipzig as another indication that Germany is "facing a very concrete threat."
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