An explosives-laden drone is found near parked Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport, prompting the airport to shut down and triggering a bomb-disposal response. Police say the device is located in the cargo area before midnight and that a detonator is removed, with flights diverted for several hours.

Sources describe the incident as a potential security threat to international aviation and report that investigators treat the drone as a suspected explosive. BBC and other outlets say the drone is found close to a Ukrainian aircraft, and that another suspected object later involves an air incident near the airport, with a cargo plane reportedly forced to abort and collide with an unknown object about 6 km away. Kyiv Post and the Guardian both report that sabotage is not ruled out, while the Guardian says initial evidence points toward a Russian-orchestrated plot.

Other outlets focus on the operational impact: the use of a bomb-disposal robot to remove the detonator and the near two-hour shutdown of airport operations. Several outlets also report an ongoing counter-terrorism investigation; the identity and intent of those responsible have not been publicly confirmed across reports.