LEIPZIG, 6 July 2026 (TON): Investigators treating incident as part of ‘professional hybrid threat scenario.
Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has warned that the discovery of a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport marks a new level of danger for the country. There are evidences that the attack could have been planned by a foreign power. German police deployed a bomb disposal robot to defuse and destroy the explosive device.
The discovery of a small drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport, a leading shipping and military hub has set off alarm and caused flight diversions on Wednesday.
Interior Minister said the incident did not appear to be the work of amateurs, and that investigators were treating it as part of a professional hybrid threat scenario.