{
  "id": 179451,
  "title": "German airport on alert after explosive drone found near Ukrainian plane and collision with object",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/german-airport-on-alert-after-explosive-drone-found-near-ukrainian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T14:35:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/05/german-airport-on-alert-after-explosive-drone-found-near-ukrainian-plane-and-mid-air-collision_6756188_4.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Air traffic at Leipzig/Halle airport was briefly suspended on Tuesday night after a plane collided with an unknown object mid-air and an explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian plane, raising suspicions of Russian interference.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Flights at German airport disrupted after suspect objects sighted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/flights-at-german-airport-disrupted-after-suspect-objects-sighted",
        "published": "2026-08-05T07:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Drone at German airport carried 'explosive device'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/drone-at-german-airport-carried-explosive-device",
        "published": "2026-08-05T11:37:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "Bomb disposal robot deployed after drone carrying explosives found at German airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/bomb-disposal-robot-deployed-after-drone-carrying-explosives-found-at",
        "published": "2026-08-05T13:47:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}