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After Drone Incident: BSW Warns Against Jumping to Conclusions

After Drone Incident: BSW Warns Against Jumping to Conclusions
Following the drone incident at Leipzig Airport, there is debate over who is responsible. (File photo) / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa
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Who is behind the explosive-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport? The BSW caucus warns against jumping to conclusions. At the same time, it points out the specific risks facing the airport.

Following the incident involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport, the BSW parliamentary group in the state legislature warned against jumping to conclusions. ““We need to know who is behind this incident, what the objective was, and, above all, how such a drone was able to penetrate this highly sensitive area in the first place,” explained Bernd Rudolph, a member of the state parliament specializing in domestic policy. Given the war in Ukraine and the tense international situation, a possible state-sponsored motive is evident. “But speculation is not the same as investigative findings.”

Russia should not be declared the culprit without evidence. It must also be examined whether this was a deliberate provocation aimed at discrediting someone—a so-called false-flag operation. 

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Rudolph pointed out that the airport is used for both civilian and military transport. This creates additional risks. “We must therefore have an open discussion about the risks associated with the military use of a civilian airport and the protective measures that must result from this.” At the state and federal levels, police authorities for drone defense have been established and expanded. Now this must be supported by appropriate technology, training, and clear operational concepts.

A few days ago, a drone equipped with explosives and a detonator was discovered near Ukrainian cargo planes at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Shortly thereafter, Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) referred to a “hybrid” attack by “foreign powers.”

U.S. media are reporting on a possible connection to Russia. The “Wall Street Journal,” citing U.S. officials familiar with intelligence reports, writes that the drone likely belongs to the Russian government. CNN quotes a U.S. defense official in Europe as saying that the U.S. has concluded that the drone belongs to a Russian intelligence agency.

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