German government demands trust in handling of Leipzig drone incident

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2026-09-10

Berlin (dpa) - Lawmakers from Germany's governing coalition rejected opposition demands on Thursday for it to present evidence that Moscow is behind last month's failed airport drone attack. Berlin has officially blamed Russia after an explosives-laden drone was discovered at Leipzig Airport near Ukrainian cargo aircraft on August 4 - a failed attack that Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said was "not an isolated incident." Sebastian Fiedler......

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