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Leipzig airport: Armed semtex drone found near Ukrainian cargo aircraft
On the night of August 4-5, 2026, a Leipzig airport employee discovered an armed drone on the cargo apron between two Ukrainian Antonov Airlines planes. The drone, a modified quadcopter, carried up to 800 grams of semtex but an explosion was prevented only by a faulty detonator. The airport's detection system had failed to identify the device during its hours-long presence on the tarmac. A second drone was struck by an inbound DHL cargo plane, forcing an emergency landing. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described the incident as a "professional hybrid threat" from unnamed foreign powers, while CDU parliamentarian Roderich Kiesewetter directly accused Russia. Moscow denies involvement.