Drone and suspected explosives found near Bundeswehr base are possibly linked to Leipzig airport incident
A suspicious substance that investigators believe is likely explosive material was found just a few meters from the wreckage of a drone that was discovered near the Bundeswehr’s Wunstorf air base in Lower Saxony late last week. As Süddeutsche Zeitung , NDR , and WDR report, Germany’s Federal Prosecutor General’s Office and the Federal Criminal Police Office are examining a possible link between…
Investigators discovered a suspicious substance believed to be explosive material near a drone wreckage at Germany's Bundeswehr Wunstorf air base in Lower Saxony. The German Federal Prosecutor General's Office and the Federal Criminal Police Office are investigating whether the drone is connected to a failed sabotage attempt at Leipzig/Halle Airport in early August, which authorities blame on Russia.
A farmer found a broken drone near Wunstorf, and police later discovered a suspicious substance a few meters away. Forensic analysis is pending to confirm the presence of explosives. The drone at Wunstorf resembles those used in the Leipzig attack, with one component reportedly manufactured using a 3D printer. The drone may have been at the base for up to two years.
The Wunstorf base serves as a crucial military transport aviation hub, hosting 53 Airbus A400M aircraft. It remains uncertain if the two drone incidents are linked. Two suspects have been identified in the Leipzig case, one of whom is Oleg L., a Latvian citizen with Russian citizenship, who reportedly had ties to Russian military intelligence.
The German government officially blamed Russia for the Leipzig attack, citing police investigation and intelligence data, although Moscow denied any involvement.
Written by urgent.news from The Insider's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
