Drone carrying explosives at German airport marks ‘new level of danger’, says interior minister

A drone carrying explosives was found at Leipzig airport, a major shipping and military hub, prompting flight diversions and a bomb disposal robot response. Germany's interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, called the incident a new level of danger for the country, and The Guardian reports investigators are treating it as part of a professional hybrid threat scenario, examining whether a foreign power could have been involved.

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