German police investigate drone found at Leipzig airport, DHL operations affected

World airportsgermanyTop News German police investigate drone found at Leipzig airport, DHL operations affected Screenshot 2026 08 05 124747 Relevant News German police investigate drone found at Leipzig airport, DHL operations affected 5 August 2026 US and Iran having ‘very good discussions’, Trump says 5 August 2026 Afghan boxer accused of killing British woman in Athens to appear in court 5 August 2026 newsroom 5 August 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber A DHL cargo aircraft hit an unknown object as it was climbing away from Leipzig/Halle airport in eastern Germany overnight, prompting an unscheduled landing in Hanover, a source familiar with the incident told Reuters on Wednesday. Authorities said they were investigating a drone found near a runway at the airport during the night, which the Bild newspaper said contained a detonator. The southern runway of the airport, a major hub for the logistics group DHL , remained closed while explosives experts examined the drone, a police spokesperson said. Several aircraft, including a passenger flight, were diverted overnight, but operations were back to normal in the morning, the spokesperson said. German airports are on high alert after a series of unauthorised drone overflights at sites including military facilities, energy terminals, seaports and logistics companies. Federal police have said the overflights could have been organised by Russian agents. DRONE FOUND NEAR RUNWAY Bild reported that a drone with a detonation device had been found lying in the immediate vicinity of a Ukrainian cargo plane shortly before midnight on Tuesday. While air traffic was being diverted, one cargo plane had to abort its landing. It then hit an unknown object before later landing in Hanover, where minor damage to the nose section was discovered, according to the report. An interior ministry spokesperson confirmed that a drone had been found at the airport but did not give further details. European security agencies have been investigating a series of incendiary devices concealed in parcels that caught fire in 2024, raising concerns about sabotage of air cargo operators. Some of the devices were found at a DHL warehouse in Leipzig and in freight shipments in transit across Europe. Russia has denied any involvement in the incidents. DHL Group CEO Tobias Meyer said the German logistics firm was still studying the overnight incident. “We’ve got plans for cases like this, and we’ll try to make sure that the influence on our customers will be as low as possible,” Meyer said during a quarterly results call. (Reuters) (Featured photo a screen-grab from X) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News US and Iran having ‘very good discussions’, Trump says Afghan boxer accused of killing British woman in Athens to appear in court Hats off to our firefighting crews Watch out, there are playground monitors* on Pindarou Street Limassol’s daily ordeal If Mia Milia opens, does that really swing open the road to a solution? Things to do on Wednesday, August 5 Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.