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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Germany blames Russia for last month's attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

Germany Russia Explosive Drone - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives.

The drone was found near a Ukrainian plane on the evening of Aug. 4 and the device was defused.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that the attempted attack fits into a known pattern of “Russian hybrid operations.”

He said the German government “comes to the conclusion that Russia is responsible for the hybrid attack in Leipzig on Aug. 4.”

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