Two suspects identified in attempted attack on Ukrainian Antonov aircraft
German investigators have identified two men suspected of involvement in an attempted drone attack on Ukrainian An-124 aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Sept. 2.
German investigators have identified two men suspected of involvement in a drone attack attempt on a Ukrainian Antonov aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The suspects are a Russian-born Latvian passport holder and a Belarusian-Russian dual passport holder, described by German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt as "low-level agents" acting on behalf of Russian state agencies.
The Latvian suspect entered Germany in late July via Berlin Brandenburg Airport and traveled to Leipzig in a rental car, departing two days before the incident. DNA traces on one of the drones led investigators to the second suspect, who was linked to Lithuania and Finland through European databases. The second suspect entered Germany on an Italian tourist visa in late April.
A drone equipped with explosives was discovered at the airport on August 5, near a Ukrainian An-124 aircraft. While Dobrindt stated investigators could not rule out foreign state involvement, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry confirmed no one was injured and the Antonov aircraft were undamaged. The German government formally accused Russia of involvement in the attempted terrorist attack on September 1.
Following the incident, Germany closed the last Russian consulate general in Bonn, forcing Russian citizens seeking consular services to use the Berlin Embassy instead.
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