Two Suspects in Leipzig Attack Plot Identified as Trail Also Leads to Finland
- German authorities identified two suspects linked to an attempted drone attack at Leipzig and Halle Airport, according to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung; DNA evidence was reportedly utilized in the investigation.
- On Tuesday, the German government claimed Russia was behind the August 4 incident, in which an explosive-laden device was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane.
- Investigators identified one suspect as a Russian-born Latvian national and the second as a Belarusian with a Russian passport; traces matched records in Finland and Lithuania.
- Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said on Wednesday she summoned Russia's ambassador regarding the Leipzig airport incident, though German officials consider it unlikely the two suspects will be detained.
- Alexander Dobrindt warned that Germany remains a target for further hybrid attacks by Russia, while Supo, the Security and Intelligence Service in Finland, declined to comment on specific individuals.
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German investigators believe they have identified two suspects with Russian links in a case involving a drone attack at Leipzig airport last month.
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laprovincia.esA Russian with a Latvian passport and a Belarusian citizen are under suspicion of having participated in the hybrid attack of early August against Leipzig airport with a drone loaded with explosives, according to a joint investigation by the daily newspaper 'Süddeutsche Zeitung' and the regional channels NDR and WDR. According to those media, the authorities are convinced that they have identified these two people as responsible for the attempte…
Two suspects in the Leipzig airport attack have been identified in Germany, who also have Russian connections.
The German government has accused Russia of attempting to attack Leipzig airport with a drone. According to German media outlets NDR, WDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung (ZT), German authorities have identified the perpetrators of the crime. Two people are currently under investigation, Die Zeit reports. Entered the country on a tourist visa The only suspect is a Belarusian citizen whose DNA was found at the crime scene. The man, who also has a Russian …
After Germany formally accused Russia of being responsible for the unexploded drone found last month alongside a cargo plane Antonov, in Leipzig airport, two suspects were identified. The first, whose DNA was found by investigators, would be a Belarusian citizen who also owns a Russian passport and is already known for crimes committed in the Baltic countries. The Berlin authorities rebuilt its movements and its entry into the Schengen area woul…
According to the investigation, a Russian national with Latvian citizenship and a Belarusian with Russian citizenship may have been involved in the attempted sabotage of drones at Leipzig airport, and DNA samples were allowed to follow the second suspect.
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