German politicians praise bus driver's risky move with explosive drone at airport

Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a call on Friday to discuss the incident earlier this week at a German airport, when a drone laden with explosives crashed but did not detonate. Federal prosecutors have launched a counterterrorism probe into the incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

The man spotted the drone flying low while he was working at Leipzig/Halle airport late on Tuesday, then kicked out at it in what Detlef Seif described as a courageous but dangerous act.

Authorities have not named the man or said where the drone came from and how it managed to get into a restricted part of the airport

A bus driver knocked an explosive-laden drone out of the air, potentially preventing an attack this week at a German airport that serves as a major Nato and cargo logistics hub, a senior lawmaker said ‌on Friday. The man spotted the drone flying low while he was working at Leipzig/Halle airport late on Tuesday, then ki

Bus driver kicked explosive drone out of the air at German airport, lawmaker says  Reuters

BERLIN, Aug 7 - A bus driver knocked an explosive-laden drone out of the air, potentially preventing an attack this week at a German airport that serves as a major NATO and cargo logistics hub, a senior lawmaker said on Friday.