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German police have launched an investigation after the Leipzig/Halle airport temporarily suspended and diverted flights due to the sighting of a suspicious object flying in the area.
"Shortly before midnight, an unidentified flying object was sighted near Leipzig/Halle Airport, prompting the diversion of several aircraft, including a passenger plane, to other airports," the Leipzig Police Directorate said in a statement late on August 4.
"An object was also discovered in the vicinity of the south runway and was initially examined by the Federal Police," it added.
Operations on the airport's north runway resumed early on August 5, but the south runway remains closed as police investigate, authorities said. No further details were given.
