Berlin, Aug 7, 2026 (AFP) - Germany holds security meeting over explosive drone amid Russia protest

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2026-08-07

Chancellor Friedrich Merz convened Germany's national security council Friday to discuss an explosive-laden drone found near a Ukrainian cargo plane and the mid-air collision of another aircraft with an unidentified object this week. While Germany has not blamed anyone for the incident at Leipzig-Halle airport in the early hours of Wednesday, the Russian embassy in Berlin called the discovery a deliberate "provocation" set up to blame Moscow. Lei......

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