Police at one of Europe's busiest cargo hubs discovered a drone carrying an explosive device near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport in the early hours of Wednesday, putting the German facility on high alert overnight. Saxony police said an airport employee had spotted the suspect drone close to parked Antonov planes used by Ukraine, prompting an immediate security lockdown.
The discovery triggered a full bomb disposal response, with police deploying a specialist robot to the southern runway area. Officers and explosives experts identified a drone carrying what they described as an 'unidentified explosive device'. A specialist robot removed the detonator before explosives experts carried out a controlled explosion, according to Saxony police.
