Explosive drone 'serious attack' on Germany - as reports claim jet was carrying ammunition

Authorities say an explosive drone found near a jet in Leipzig was a "serious attack" on Germany - amid reports the Ukrainian aircraft was loaded with ammunition.Bomb disposal experts removed a detonator from the device at Leipzig/Halle airport after reports of flying objects closed both runways late on Tuesday. Another jet also sustained minor damage after being hit by an object while diverting to another airport. Image: Bomb experts removed a detonator. Pic: AP Image: Pic: Reuters Germany's intelligence chief said the incident was "professionally" prepared and showed a "new threat quality".Federal prosecutors called it "a ⁠serious attack on ​the transportation and logistics ​infrastructure in Germany" that was capable of undermining "external and internal security". The drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane and German media reports claim the Antonov aircraft was carrying military ammunition.However, politician Detlef Seif, a member of the parliamentary interior committee, told Reuters he had been told unequivocally "the planes were not loaded with ammunition or weapons". German outlet Bild also cited an unnamed source as saying a technical defect had prevented the device ⁠...