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RARE PHOTOS: Drone alert near ukrainian cargo plane grounds flights at german airport | Vintage Vibes

An image from video footage taken by News5 shows a bomb disposal robot at German airport Leipzig-Halle after a drone was spotted nearby
An image from video footage taken by News5 shows a bomb disposal robot at German airport Leipzig-Halle after a drone was spotted nearby. © NEWS5/AFP

German authorities launched a major security operation overnight after an explosives-laden drone was found on the tarmac near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig-Halle Airport, forcing flight diversions and prompting the deployment of a bomb disposal robot. A cargo aircraft that aborted its landing also struck an unidentified object mid-air before landing safely.

A drone with an explosive device was found at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport and a detonator was removed from the object, authorities said Wednesday.

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