An explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane at a German airport.

German police discovered a drone carrying an explosive device at Airport overnight after an employee spotted object close to parked Ukrainian cargo planes.

German authorities are investigating two "very serious security incidents" at the Leipzig/Halle airport that temporarily suspended and diverted flights, raising suspicions of Russian involvement after similar incidents in recent years.

Drone with explosive device found at German airport; detonator removed, causing flight diversions and runway closures, authorities report.

Drone with explosive device found at German airport; detonator removed, causing flight diversions and runway closures, authorities report.

A German newspaper reported that the drone carried explosives and a detonator – but police have not confirmed this and said the investigation is ongoing.

A drone carrying plastic explosives, found just meters from a Ukrainian aircraft, failed to detonate.

An explosive-armed drone was found near a Ukrainian plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport, prompting Germany's interior minister to warn of a hybrid attack.

Germany's Interior Minister Dobrindt, who cut his summer break short to deal with the Leipzig Airport situation, said the incident was being treated as a "hybrid attack scenario."

Investigators are looking for parts of a second drone believed to have hit an aircraft after an explosive-laden drone was found on a runway. Germany's interior minister has spoken of a "new level of danger." DW has more.