US intelligence assesses that a drone carrying explosives found near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft in Leipzig may be linked to the Russian government.

The security sources noted that the drone had been carrying explosives with a detonator

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

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the explosive drone poses a "new quality of danger" to the nation's security.