Leipzig/Halle airport suspends flights after unknown flying object and suspicious item

Leipzig/Halle airport suspended flights after a security-related incident. Shortly before midnight, an unknown flying object was spotted near the airport, prompting several planes, including a passenger flight, to be diverted to other airports. A suspicious item was also found near the southern runway and was checked by federal police using a bomb disposal robot.

The northern runway resumed flights at 1:55 a.m. local time, while the southern runway remains closed. State police, working with federal police, have launched an investigation into the incident.