WORLDSTORY 517· AUGUST 6, 2026

Explosive drone disarmed near Ukrainian cargo planes at Leipzig airport

A drone carrying what German authorities believe was the plastic explosive Semtex was found hovering between two parked cargo aircraft at Leipzig airport shortly before midnight on August 4. Plastic explosive is a detonator-triggered…

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