German authorities have begun a counterterrorism investigation into a drone laden with explosives found near a Ukrainian transport plane at Leipzig Airport. It is seen as a "hybrid attack scenario."

It has emerged that a drone equipped with explosives and a detonator was discovered near a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig/Halle airport in Germany on the night of 4-5 August.

The attempted attack follows a series of suspected sabotage incidents linked by investigators to Russian military intelligence

Flights at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport were disrupted overnight as authorities investigated

The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had been found on the tarmac.

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