A bomb-carrying drone found on the tarmac at Leipzig-Halle Airport disrupted air traffic and triggered a police response in Germany. The UAV was located near a Ukrainian cargo plane, according to the available report.
German police sent a bomb disposal robot to examine the device. The discovery forced numerous flights to divert, while an aircraft reportedly collided with an unidentified object in mid-air after abandoning its landing.
Ukraine’s ambassador has blamed Russia for the drone incident. The allegation links the airport disruption to the wider tensions surrounding Russia and Ukraine, but the available details do not establish who operated the UAV.
The incident brought heightened security measures to the German airport as authorities dealt with the suspected explosive device and the impact on arriving flights.
