Leipzig: After drone incident - | Investigators identify two suspects with Russian passports
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Reports name two suspects after Leipzig drone incidentMedia reports describe the suspects’ different routes into Germany.
- According to media reports, investigators identified two suspects; DNA traces and intelligence information contributed to the inquiry.
- One allegedly came from Belarus, entered with an Italian tourist visa issued in Minsk, and had prior offenses in the Baltics.
- The other allegedly acted as logistics coordinator and instructor for the planned attack, entering via BER in late July and leaving two days beforehand.
- Germany’s federal government blames Russia and adopted measures including closing its Bonn consulate; Russia denies responsibility.
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Leipzig: After drone incident - | Investigators identify two suspects with Russian passports
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Key FactsBerlin suspects Russian involvement in foiled Leipzig drone attack
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- The German government suspects Moscow was behind the attempted explosives drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on September 1 that security findings pointed to people acting for Russian state bodies.
- According to several media reports, the BKA identified two suspects: a Russian-born Latvian citizen and a Belarusian man with a Russian passport.
- The second suspect allegedly entered via BER in late July, travelled by rental car to Saxony, and flew from Leipzig two days before the attack.
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