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Police Deploy Robot After Explosive Drone Halts DHL Landing

8/6/2026

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German police deployed a robot after an explosive drone was found at Leipzig Airport.
The incident forced diversions and caused a DHL cargo plane to hit an unknown object mid-air.
The aircraft aborted landing, climbed away and later landed safely in Hanover with minor damage.
Dresden prosecutor’s office counter-terrorism team and Saxony state police now lead the probe.
Ukraine’s ambassador Oleksii Makeiev blamed Moscow for the incident.

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German police deployed a robot after an explosive drone was found at Leipzig Airport.
The incident forced diversions and caused a DHL cargo plane to hit an unknown object mid-air.
The aircraft aborted landing, climbed away and later landed safely in Hanover with minor damage.
Dresden prosecutor’s office counter-terrorism team and Saxony state police now lead the probe.
Ukraine’s ambassador Oleksii Makeiev blamed Moscow for the incident.