German sleepyheads after drone attack in Leipzig:
An armed drone at Leipzig Airport is stopped by a bus driver's kick - | and what are the political ...
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- According to media reports, a bus driver spotted a drone during his nighttime route at Leipzig Airport and brought it down himself.
- The report says the bus driver knew nothing about the suspected explosives, while the drone allegedly failed to explode because of a technical defect.
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