Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the explosive-laden drone found near a runway at Leipzig/Halle airport overnight was a hybrid attack which opened a new level of danger. Dobrindt: "a drone armed with explosives being present on airport grounds is a new threat scenario" Dobrindt: "It is part of the nature of hybrid threats that it is not always immediately clear where they originate" Dobrindt: "the assessment made months ago — that we are dealing with a high level of danger — was justified" Dobrindt: "Such threat situations are not carried out by amateurs, but must be prepared very professionally" Airport workers discovered the drone in a restricted cargo area near the southern runway overnight. Bild reported the Leipzig drone had been found lying in the immediate vicinity of a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane. Experts confirmed the drone was carrying explosives. A source familiar with the incident said the plane belonged to DHL. Minor damage was discovered after it landed in Hanover. Federal police have said the overflights could have been organised by Russian agents. Police confirmed that "a suspected second unidentified flying object collided with a cargo aircraft" and that "minor damage to the aircraft was discovered after it landed in Hanover". An Interior Ministry spokesperson said no connection with Tuesday night's incident could be determined at this stage. Russia has denied any involvement in the 2024 incidents and the more recent overflights.