德国联邦警察在莱比锡/哈雷机场成功排除了一架装有爆炸装置的无人机[1][2]。该无人机于周三晚间被机场员工在南跑道发现，警方随后移除了爆炸装置的引信[1][2]。调查人员未排除该事件具有政治动机的可能性[1][2]。
事件发生期间，另有一架飞行物与一架正在地面滑行的货运飞机发生碰撞[1][2]。该货运飞机随后在汉诺威着陆，经检查发现轻微损伤[2]。为应对安全威胁，机场一度暂停所有航班运营，北跑道在大规模安全检查后恢复运营，南跑道因维护保持关闭[1][2]。调查人员表示未发现人员伤害风险[1]。莱比锡/哈雷机场属于德国关键基础设施[1][2]。
德国内政部长亚历山大·多布林特中断假期赶赴现场，与萨克森州内政部长阿尔敏·舒斯特、联邦警察局长迪特·罗曼和国内情报负责人西南·塞伦参加安全会谈[2]。客运航班未受此次事件影响[2]。
German federal police successfully removed an explosive device from a drone discovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport on Wednesday evening [1][2]. The detonator attached to the explosive has been extracted [1][2]. Investigators have not ruled out a political motive for the incident, and the airport is classified as part of Germany's critical infrastructure [1][2].
The drone was found on the airport's south runway by staff members [1][2]. In a separate incident, another flying object collided with a cargo aircraft that was taxiing on the ground, causing minor damage that was only discovered after the plane landed in Hanover [1][2]. Following the incidents, the north runway reopened after a comprehensive security sweep, while the south runway remained closed for maintenance [1][2].
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt interrupted his holiday to attend a security meeting at the airport, along with Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster, Federal Police Chief Dieter Romann, and the head of domestic intelligence Sinan Selen [2]. Passenger flights were not affected by the disruptions [2].