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  "id": 3206486,
  "title": "Police find third drone, explosives after failed German airport attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/police-find-third-drone-explosives-after-failed-german-airport-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T05:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/25/police-find-third-drone-explosives-after-failed-german-airport-attack"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "German authorities have unearthed a third drone and a suspected explosives cache in connection with a failed attack on Leipzig/Halle airport, according to broadcasters NDR, WDR, and Süddeutsche Zeitung. The drone was discovered on August 14, ten days after the incident, located west of the airport. Investigators also uncovered approximately 50 grams of a substance that is believed to be the military explosive hexogen. The prosecutor general's office has not yet commented on the matter. Security sources cited in the reports suggest Russian intelligence may be responsible for the attempted attack, a claim Russia has vehemently denied. On August 4, an explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft carrying military supplies. There are also suspicions that a second drone may have collided with a DHL cargo plane shortly after the airport's temporary closure. Leipzig/Halle airport serves as a crucial cargo and military logistics hub utilized by NATO and Ukraine's Antonov Airlines for military resupply.",
  "summary": "Leipzig/Halle airport serves as a cargo and logistics hub used by Nato and Ukraine's Antonov Airlines for military supplies.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Police find third drone, explosives after failed German airport attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/police-find-third-drone-explosives-after-failed-german-airport-attack-3210184",
        "published": "2026-08-25T05:35:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Germany news: Third drone found in Leipzig airport probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/germany-news-third-drone-found-in-leipzig-airport-probe",
        "published": "2026-08-25T06:10:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Third drone, suspected explosive substance found at German Leipzig/Halle airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/third-drone-suspected-explosive-substance-found-at-german-leipzig",
        "published": "2026-08-25T06:26:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "German investigators find third drone and suspected explosives at Leipzig/Halle Airport, local media says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/german-investigators-find-third-drone-and-suspected-explosives-at",
        "published": "2026-08-25T06:49:10.000Z"
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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."
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