Germany Airport Disruption
Police forensic technicians prepare to deploy an explosive-disposal robot near a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport, in Schkeuditz, Germany, Wednesday Aug. 5, 2026, where flight operations were suspended overnight after a drone sighting was reported and another object was found near a runway.
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Authorities say a drone with an explosive device has been found at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport and a detonator has been removed from the object. Police and prosecutors said Wednesday that an airport employee discovered a drone near the airport’s south runway with “an unknown explosive device.” The object has been examined by police who removed its detonator. A police statement didn’t elaborate on the nature of the device. Meanwhile, authorities say an apparent second flying object has collided with a freight airplane after aborting a landing because the runway was closed. It flew to another German airport, Hannover, where officials found slight damage.
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