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German police deploy bomb disposal robot at Leipzig airport after explosive drone found near Ukrainian plane

5 August 2026 · in 80 words

German police deploy bomb disposal robot at Leipzig airport after explosive drone found near Ukrainian plane

A bomb disposal robot was used by German police after an airport employee discovered a drone carrying an explosive device near a Ukrainian cargo plane overnight on Wednesday. The incident caused several flights to be diverted and temporarily suspended airport operations at Leipzig-Halle Airport.

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