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Third drone and suspected military explosives found near Leipzig airport

Local media report discovery by German investigators after attempted attack on cargo and military logistics hub German investigators uncovered a third drone and suspected military explosives thought to be connected to an attempted attack on Leipzig airport, local media have reported. The drone was discovered in Kabelsketal, just to the west of the airport, along with about 50g (1.8oz) of a suspected military explosiv

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#2668
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25 Aug 2026, 12:42 UTC
Last checked
25 Aug 2026, 19:57 UTC
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Publisher
The Guardian
Country
England / United Kingdom
Source published
25 Aug 2026, 12:37 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Kate Connolly in Berlin
Section
Germany
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Local media report discovery by German investigators after attempted attack on cargo and military logistics hub German investigators uncovered a third drone and suspected military explosives thought to be connected to an attempted attack on Leipzig airport, local media have reported. The drone was discovered in Kabelsketal, just to the west of the airport, along with about 50g (1.8oz) of a suspected military explosiv
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    Third drone and suspected military explosives found near Leipzig airport

    Local media report discovery by German investigators after attempted attack on cargo and military logistics hub German investigators uncovered a third drone and suspected military explosives thought to be connected to an attempted attack on Leipzig airport, local media have reported. The drone was discovered in Kabelsketal, just to the west of the airport, along with about 50g (1.8oz) of a suspected military explosiv

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    Third drone and suspected military explosives found near Leipzig airport

    Local media report discovery by German investigators after attempted attack on cargo and military logistics hub Europe live – latest updates German investigators uncovered a third drone and suspected military explosives thought to be connected to an attempted attack on Leipzig airport, local media have reported. The drone was discovered in Kabelsketal, just to the west of the airport, along with about 50g (1.8oz) of

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    Third drone and suspected military explosives found near Leipzig airport

    Local media report discovery by German investigators after attempted attack on cargo and military logistics hub Europe live – latest updates German investigators uncovered a third drone and suspected military explosives thought to be connected to an attempted attack on Leipzig airport, local media have reported. The drone was discovered in Kabelsketal, just to the west of the airport, along with about 50g (1.8oz) of

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#2472
Observed
25 Aug 2026, 18:42 UTC
HTTP result
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Raw payload
475,842 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
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