Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say

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German police are investigating an object suspected of carrying an explosive device, which was found near a runway near Ukrainian places at Leipzig/Halle Airport on Wednesday night.Flights to the airport were temporarily disrupted overnight.The police said that shortly before midnight, "an unidentified flying object" was sighted. As a result several planes, including a passenger aircraft from Mallorca, were diverted to other airports.They said an object was then found near the southern runway. Police used an explosive detection robot to help them investigate the item.A police spokesman told the BBC that the object had been spotted close to where Ukrainian Antonov transport planes were parked.The German Press Agency DPA quotes security sources who said an explosive device with a detonator was attached to the drone.The airport's southern runway, which is a major hub for the logistic group DHL, remains closed. Flights on the northern runway resumed at 13:55 local time, according to the police.Bild newspaper reported that another cargo plane later collided with an unknown object in mid-air shortly after taking off from Leipzig airport last night. Bild said the plane landed safely at Ha...

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