Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA police officer in protective clothing works at Leipzig/Halle Airport after a device was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane (Reuters)German authorities have reportedly identified two suspects linked to an attempted drone attack on Leipzig airport. The suspects are a Russian-born Latvian national and a Russian national from Belarus, according to the newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.Reports indicate that German officials consider it unlikely that the two men will be successfully detained. On Tuesday, the German government claimed that Russia was behind the 4 August incident, in which an explosive-laden device was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane.German interior minister Alexander Dobrindt said the event corresponded with a known pattern of “Russian hybrid operations”, adding: “We assume that Germany is the target of further hybrid attacks by Russia.”In fullGermany identifies Russian suspects behind Leipzig airport drone attack, say reportsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Russian suspects identified in Leipzig drone attack plot
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA police officer in protective clothing works at Leipzig/Halle Airport after a device was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane (Reuters)German authorities have reportedly identified two suspects linked to an attempted drone attack on Leipzig airport. The suspects are a Russian-born Latvian national and a Russian national from Belarus, according to the newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.Reports indicate that German officials consider it unlikely that the two men will be successfully detained. On Tuesday, the German government claimed that Russia was behind the 4 August incident, in which an explosive-laden device was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane.German interior minister Alexander Dobrindt said the event corresponded with a known pattern of “Russian hybrid operations”, adding: “We assume that Germany is the target of further hybrid attacks by Russia.”In fullGermany identifies Russian suspects behind Leipzig airport drone attack, say reportsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
