Germany Unveils Anti-Sabotage Plan After Leipzig Airport Attack

Germany is preparing an expansive security package to defend against Russian hybrid warfare and sabotage following the Aug. 4 drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt outlined plans to establish mobile Federal Police anti-drone units across nine major cities, grant critical infrastr

Several German cities will receive rapidly deployable units capable of defending against drone strikes on critical infrastructure, Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported.

BERLIN, Sept 6 - Germany is planning a broad package of measures to strengthen its defences against drone attacks, cyber intrusions and other forms of Russian sabotage following a failed airport drone attack last month, Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday.

Germany plans anti-sabotage shield after airport drone attack, Bild reports  Reuters

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Germany has accused Russia of being responsible for the drone attack targeting Leipzig airport last month, and announced a slew of new measures against Moscow. “We are not at war, but we are a daily target of hybrid attacks,” Germany’s interior minister Alexander Dobrindt told reporters on Tuesday, as he raised the cou