Federal prosecutors have opened a counterterrorism investigation after a bus driver at Leipzig/Halle Airport kicked an explosive drone away, thwarting a potential attack.

Leipzig/Halle Airport shut both runways after an explosive-laden drone was discovered near parked Ukrainian Antonov cargo planes, prompting a bomb squad response and flight disruptions.

German security forces are investigating an explosive-laden drone found near Ukrainian cargo planes at Leipzig/Halle Airport, alongside a mid-air collision involving a DHL freighter.