Explosive-laden drone near Ukrainian aircraft: Germany says incident marks new hybrid threat scenario

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German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has said that a drone carrying explosives found near a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig/Halle airport represents "a new level of danger" for Germany and is being treated as "a professional hybrid threat scenario".

Source: European Pravda, citing DW, a German international broadcaster and media outlet

Details: Dobrindt was speaking to journalists at Leipzig/Halle airport after cutting short his summer holiday to return to Germany and deal with the incident.

Explosive-laden drone near Ukrainian aircraft: Germany says incident marks new hybrid threat scenario

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