Drone with explosives found at Leipzig airport; another spotted over German base

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An explosive-laden drone was found at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport, a key Ukraine support hub; it was defused, and the interior minister called it a "new quality of danger." Two days after the Leipzig discovery, two drones were spotted over a Bundeswehr base in Mechernich on Thursday; military police responded and police opened an investigation. Leipzig/Halle handles Ukrainian Antonov aircraft and NATO's SALIS supply missions. Western officials suspect Russian intelligence in attacks; a 2024 incendiary device at the airport caused a fire. Russia's embassy dismissed the incident as "anti-Russian hysteria."


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