{"id":28907,"date":"2026-08-05T19:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28907"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:30:12","slug":"drone-carrying-explosive-device-causes-disruption-at-german-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28907","title":{"rendered":"Drone carrying explosive device causes disruption at German airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>A cargo plane struck an unidentified flying object midair and a drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at Germany\u2019s Leipzig airport on Wednesday. File Photo by Anna Szilagyi\/EPA<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Aug. 5 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> A cargo plane struck an unidentified flying object midair and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/drones\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Drones\" class=\"tpstyle\">drone<\/a> carrying an explosive device was discovered at Germany&#8217;s Leipzig airport on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The drone was found by an airport staff member in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/05\/europe\/cargo-plane-leipzig-disruption-intl\" target=\"_blank\">secure area<\/a> where the airport&#8217;s cargo flight operations are carried out, near the south runway. The detonator attached to the drone was removed by a bomb disposal robot.\n<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/aug\/05\/drone-german-airport-dhl-cargo-plane-collides-object-leipzig\" target=\"_blank\">drone was spotted<\/a> near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft. Germany is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Russia-Ukraine-War\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"War in Ukraine\" class=\"tpstyle\">Ukraine<\/a>&#8216;s biggest national military aid supplier.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery caused a temporary suspension of all flight operations at the airport at around midnight local time. This caused several flights to switch to other airports, including a passenger flight.<\/p>\n<p>The southern runway where the drone was discovered remained closed.<\/p>\n<p>The DHL cargo plane that collided with an unidentified flying object made an emergency landing in Hanover, Germany. The aircraft suffered minor damage. No injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<p>The incidents have been described as separate incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Germany is among several European countries who have dealt with unauthorized drone flights over their airports, military facilities and other sensitive locations. It alleges that Russia is involved in a campaign of sabotage and espionage. Russia has denied these accusations.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Central Office for Extremism Saxony and German state prosecutors are investigating the discovery of the explosive device.<\/p>\n<div class=\"slide-image-container\" onclick=\"st_ss_sh304();\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/collection\/ph\/upi\/16775\/061b525d8199863ee961b54d5ad8e9cc\/Historic-August-moments-through-the-years_1_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"648\" height=\"431\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"stph_caption\">Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famed &#8220;I Have a Dream&#8221; speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on August 28, 1963. The speech galvanized the nation&#8217;s civil rights movements and led to the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the 1968 Fair Housing Act. 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