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

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Germany’s interior minister has warned that the discovery of a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport marks “a new level of danger” for the country, as authorities examine whether the thwarted attack could have been planned by a foreign power. The discovery of a small drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport, a leading shipping and military hub, set off alarm and caused flight diversions on Wednesday morning. German police deployed a bomb disposal robot to defuse and destroy the explosive device. In public remarks on Wednesday evening, the interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, said the incident did not appear to be the work of amateurs, and that investigators were treating it…

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