The drone was found near Ukrainian cargo planes before another object collided with a cargo aircraft in mid-air.

A drone carrying an explosive device has been found at a German airport, police say. A robot was deployed at Leipzig/Halle Airport after the device was spotted by an employee near Ukrainian cargo planes overnight, according to Saxony police. A second unidentified object also collided with a cargo aircraft near the same airport. Minor damage was detected on the aircraft after it landed in Hanover. German airports are on high alert following a series of unauthorised drone flights in recent months over sensitive sites including military bases, airports, energy terminals, seaports and logistics companies. Police have warned that the overflights could have been organised by Russian agents. Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany is used by the Germany military and Nato allies for the transport of military goods and also serves as a base for Ukraine's Antonov Airlines - which carry most of the country's aerial cargo. A police spokesman told the BBC that the explosive-laden object had been spotted close to parked Antonov planes. Flights on the northern runway resumed at 01:55 (23:55 GMT on Tuesday). The southern runway remains closed. Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster has described the situation as as a "very serious security incident".