Air traffic at Leipzig-Halle Airport in eastern Germany was temporarily suspended on Tuesday night after a drone was spotted and a suspicious object was found on the southern runway, the Saxony police said on Wednesday. NATO confirmed on Wednesday that a drone had been spotted near a Ukrainian cargo plane.
The incident occurred at around 23:40 on Tuesday, according to authorities. The police described it as a "security incident".
A drone was spotted near a Ukrainian aircraft, before an object was discovered in the area of the southern runway. Several cargo planes and one passenger flight were diverted.
The northern part of the airport resumed operations early this morning, whilst the southern runway, near the cargo area, remained closed to allow the investigation to continue.
The suspicious object was found near the southern runway and examined by the police, who deployed a bomb-disposal robot.
This article was updated.
