German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) considers the incident involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport to be an attack carried out by highly professional perpetrators. He also does not rule out “foreign powers” as the masterminds. It is a “hybrid attack scenario,” Dobrindt said during a press conference at the airport that evening. Such hybrid threats must be prepared and carried out with a high degree of professionalism.
This requires a high degree of technical expertise and experience in handling explosives. Furthermore, it can be assumed that the explosive used was military-grade. “None of this points to an amateurish approach. We’re talking here about a professional hybrid threat scenario that we must continue to address,” Dobrindt said.
