Frankfurt (Germany), 12 Sept. (LaPresse) – German authorities suspect that a member of the Russian military intelligence service GRU helped plan last month’s failed hybrid attack involving a drone laden with explosives at Leipzig Airport. This is reported by *Welt am Sonntag*, which states that the suspect is a Russian identified as Oleg Le, believed to be the logistical coordinator of the plan. The authorities are also said to have identified a second suspect, a Belarusian national named Andrei Ka. According to the newspaper, these findings form the basis for Berlin’s decision to attribute the incident to Russia and to announce measures against Moscow, including the closure of the Russian consulate in Bonn and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin. Moscow has denied any involvement. According to the report, Le is said to have entered Germany from Turkey and then left the country for Serbia, departing from Berlin Airport, and is now believed to be in Russia. The German authorities are said to have been aware of his links to the GRU at the time of his entry into Germany, but did not place him under surveillance. The two suspects are said to have been identified thanks to DNA traces found at the airport.
Germany: media reports suggest GRU agent may have planned attack in Leipzig
Frankfurt (Germany), 12 Sept. (LaPresse) – German authorities suspect that a member of the Russian military intelligence service GRU helped plan last month’s failed hybrid attack involving a drone laden with explosives at Leipzig Airport. This is reported by *Welt am Sonntag*, which states that the suspect is a Russian identified as Oleg Le, believed to be the logistical coordinator of the plan. The authorities are also said to have identified a second suspect, a Belarusian national named Andrei Ka. According to the newspaper, these findings form the basis for Berlin’s decision to attribute the incident to Russia and to announce measures against Moscow, including the closure of the Russian consulate in Bonn and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin. Moscow has denied any involvement. According to the report, Le is said to have entered Germany from Turkey and then left the country for Serbia, departing from Berlin Airport, and is now believed to be in Russia. The German authorities are said to have been aware of his links to the GRU at the time of his entry into Germany, but did not place him under surveillance. The two suspects are said to have been identified thanks to DNA traces found at the airport.