Claims extracted
25
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
24%
6 of 25 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
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A drone carrying an explosive device has been found at a German airport, police say.
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police → publish → airport
A robot was deployed at Leipzig/Halle Airport after the device was spotted by an employee near Ukrainian cargo planes overnight, according to Saxony police.
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device → deploy → police
A second unidentified object also collided with a cargo aircraft near the same airport.
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object → collide → airport
It landed in Hanover with minor damage.
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It → land → damage
Germany's interior minister said the incidents showed a "new level of threat".
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incidents → say → threat
German airports are on high alert following several unauthorised drone flights in recent months over military bases, airports, energy terminals, seaports and logistics companies.
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airports → follow → bases
Police have warned of a potential Russian involvement which Moscow has denied.
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Moscow → warn → which
Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany is used by the Germany military and Nato allies for the transport of military goods and also serves as a base for Ukraine's Antonov Airlines - which carry most of the country's aerial cargo.
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which → use → cargo
A police spokesman told the BBC that the explosive-laden object had been spotted close to parked Antonov planes.
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object → tell → planes
The detonator was removed from the explosive device.
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detonator → remove → device
Police later carried out a controlled explosion.
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Police → carry → explosion
Flights on the northern runway resumed at 01:55 (23:55 GMT on Tuesday).
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Flights → resume → Tuesday
The southern runway remains closed.
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runway → remain → ?
"All of this does not point to an amateurish approach.
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All → point → approach
We are talking about a professional, hybrid threat scenario that we will continue to address," German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said.
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Dobrindt → talk → that
He did not name any suspects, but suggested the investigation may point to a possible "competition" that "may also involve foreign powers".
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that → name → powers
Ukraine's Ambassador to Germany Oleksii Makeiev told Welt TV: "Who else could it be but Russia?"
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it → tell → Russia
Russia has not commented.
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Russia → comment → ?
Similar incidents with suspicious drones in Germany have only happened since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Peter R Neumann, a professor of Security Studies at King's College London, said on X.
"Since last night, the drone war has reached Germany.
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war → happen → Germany
And it exposes a weakness that we've known about for years," he said.
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he → expose → years
In July 2024 a parcel burst into flames on the ground at Leipzig/Halle Airport before it could be loaded onto a DHL cargo plane, one of a series of parcel fires that targeted the UK and EU countries.
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that → burst → UK
There are suspicions it could have been sabotage linked to Moscow.
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it → be → Moscow
The parcels had contained explosive devices that were set off by electronic timers hidden in vibrating massage pillows, according to authorities.
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that → contain → authorities
Russia has denied any involvement in those incidents.
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Russia → deny → incidents
Last year a Chinese woman was convicted for passing on information about flight schedules and cargo movements at Leipzig/Halle Airport to a man spying for Beijing.
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woman → convict → Beijing
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