German DHL cargo plane hits object as drone found at Leipzig airport

BERLIN, Aug 5 - 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.

German authorities found a drone carrying a package with a detonator near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport shortly before midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 5, Bild reported. Investigators classified the device as a potential explosive. The airport was shut down for nearly two hours while bomb disposal t

Unidentified object causes disruption at Leipzig airport  CNN

German police are investigating a suspicious object found near a runway at Leipzig/Halle Airport on Wednesday after an overnight security incident that temporarily disrupted operations.

Several flights, including one passenger plane, were diverted to other airports after the sighting of the flying object near the airport shortly before midnight.

Planes were diverted and departures delayed on Tuesday night after reports of a drone sighting at Germany's Leipzig/Halle airport.

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