Reports from AFP indicate that operations at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany were temporarily halted after an unidentified drone equipped with explosives and a detonation device was discovered overnight.
Local police reported that the drone was spotted near the airport at 11:40 p.m. on August 4, prompting several flights, including a passenger plane bound for Mallorca and multiple cargo flights, to be diverted to other airports.
Authorities later found a suspicious object near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane on the southern runway, leading to the deployment of a bomb disposal robot to the scene.
According to the German daily Bild, security sources confirmed that the object contained explosives and a detonation device.
Police did not confirm whether the robot successfully detonated the object or if it was the same as the previously sighted drone.
Leipzig/Halle Airport resumed operations early on August 5 using only the northern runway, while the southern runway remains closed as investigations continue.
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