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Plane near explosive drone found at German airport was carrying ammunition, media reports say

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  • A Ukrainian cargo plane found near an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle airport was carrying military ammunition, according to media reports.
  • Forensic experts determined the drone's explosives were high military grade, intensifying a counterterrorism investigation.
  • The incident is being treated as a hybrid attack, signaling an elevated security threat and prompting a summit on anti-drone defense.

A Ukrainian cargo aircraft parked near an explosive-laden drone discovered at Germany's Leipzig/Halle airport was carrying military ammunition, media outlets reported Thursday. Forensic analysis revealed the explosives attached to the drone were of a high military grade, raising the stakes in an ongoing counterterrorism investigation.

The findings emerged as German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt declared the drone incident a hybrid attack, indicating a heightened level of danger. The airport, a critical infrastructure site serving as a major cargo and NATO military logistics hub, experienced disruptions due to the incident and a separate event where an unidentified object damaged another freight jet mid-air.

Dobrindt is scheduled to host a summit with counterparts from Baltic states, Poland, Sweden, and Denmark to discuss anti-drone defense strategies. Police in Saxony are continuing their search for debris from the object that damaged the other freight jet. The Leipzig/Halle airport is a key base for NATO's Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS), vital for delivering equipment to NATO's eastern flank.

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