Putin 'behind plot to hit German airport with Semtex-packed drone’

A drone containing dangerous explosive that landed at a German airport may have been sent by Vladimir Putin's Russia, according to US government officials

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A drone packed with Semtex slammed into the wing of a stationary Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport late on August 4 but failed to detonate.