BERLIN — A drone carrying explosives was found near a runway at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport and the device was defused, authorities said Wednesday, with Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt calling the incident a "new threat scenario" and a "new quality of danger".

Authorities say a drone sighting and the discovery of a suspicious object at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport led to flight disruption during the night.

German police are investigating a suspicious object found near a runway at Leipzig/Halle Airport on Wednesday after an overnight security incident that temporarily disrupted…

A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered near Leipzig/Halle Airport's south runway. Authorities removed the detonator from the object, which was examined by police. The…

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

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