German police investigate vehicle breach at Leipzig airport

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 20:02 · Archive

German police are investigating after a vehicle broke through a fence at Leipzig airport on Saturday night.

A vehicle broke through a fence at Leipzig airport on Saturday night, creating a gaping hole in the chain-link and barbed-wire perimeter. The damage was discovered around 11pm, German authorities said. Police said initial evidence suggested the vehicle had ploughed through the fence along a publicly accessible road, with skid marks visible at the scene. Police spokesman Dirk Eidam said: 'The vehicle that actually crashed through the fence was not witnessed but the evidence on the ground suggests that is what happened.'

According to police findings, the vehicle had driven a few metres into the security area and then back out again. When officers searched the airport grounds, they found neither the suspected vehicle nor unauthorised people or suspicious objects. It remains unclear whether the fence breach was accidental or intentional.

The breach occurred at the same airport where an explosives-laden drone attack was attempted in August, which German authorities blamed on Russia, an allegation denied by the Kremlin. Authorities said it was not immediately clear whether there was any connection between the two incidents. Three Russian Antonov cargo aircraft have been parked at the airport since 2022 because of European Union sanctions placed on Russia.

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• German police probe fence breach at Leipzig airportGerman police are investigating a breach at Leipzig airport after a vehicle appeared to have broken through a fence and driven a few metres before exiting.Perth Now · 18 Oct, 19:33
• German police probe fence breach at Leipzig airportGerman police are investigating a breach at Leipzig airport after a vehicle appeared to have broken through a fence and driven a few metres before exiting.The West Australian · 18 Oct, 19:33

In this story: Leipzig airport · Germany · Russia · Kremlin · Dirk Eidam · European Union

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