Germany: ⚡️🇩🇪🇺🇦🛩️ Leipzig/Halle Airport has temporarily suspended air tra...
⚡️🇩🇪🇺🇦🛩️ Leipzig/Halle Airport has temporarily suspended air traffic after the discovery of a drone with a possible explosive device near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane. Authorities have launched an investigation into possible sabotage.
🔻 Federal police bomb disposal experts intervened with a robot to secure the device. Air traffic resumed after about two hours, while one runway remained closed.
🔻 During the closure of the airport, a cargo plane forced to re-land would have collided with an unidentified object in flight, sustaining minor damage. This incident is also under investigation.
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- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-russia-kyiv-zelenskyy-heatwave-austria-hungary-poland-czech-republic-latest-news-updates-2026-08-05
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