2 drones spotted over German military base after airport bomb scare
What's new: The sighting in Mechernich came two days after an explosive-laden drone was found near Ukrainian cargo planes at Leipzig/Halle.
Two drones flew over a German military base in Mechernich late Thursday, prompting a police investigation, Germany's armed forces said. The sighting came two days after an explosive-laden drone was found near a runway at Leipzig/Halle Airport, a civilian freight and NATO logistics hub in eastern Germany. German media reported the airport drone was discovered close to several Antonov An-124 cargo planes from Ukraine. The Mechernich base in North Rhine-Westphalia, near the Belgian border, includes a secure underground storage site and personnel who maintain U.S. Patriot air defense systems. Officials have not publicly blamed any foreign state, though some lawmakers have pointed to Russia.