A bus driver knocked an explosive-laden drone out of the air, potentially preventing an attack this week at a German airport that serves as a major NATO and cargo logistics hub, a senior lawmaker said on Friday, APA reports citing Reuters.
The man spotted the drone flying low while he was working at Leipzig/Halle airport late on Tuesday, then kicked out at it in what Detlef Seif described as a courageous but dangerous act.
The drone, which prosecutors said was equipped with professional explosives and a detonator, then crashed nearby, Seif, from the governing conservative CDU party, told journalists.
STATE MINISTER PRAISES DRIVER
"A bus driver kicked the drone away while it was flying low. It then crashed and came to rest on the ground," Seif, who is a member of the parliamentary interior committee, said.
"The bus driver's action was very daring and courageous, but also very dangerous. It is possible that his intervention prevented the intended attack."
Armin Schuster, the interior minister for the state of Saxony, where Leipzig/Halle airport is located, praised the bus driver's actions.
"But it's not a model to be emulated. Letting us know would be enough," Schuster told regional broadcaster MDR.
Follow us on Telegram
t.me/apanewsaz
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on X
