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Britain summons Russian charge d'affaires over Leipzig airport attack
German investigators say two suspects were identified through DNA and database matches as Europe expands pressure on Moscow over the airport case.
Finland summoned the Russian ambassador in Helsinki after Germany accused Moscow of involvement in an attempted drone attack at Leipzig-Halle Airport in early August.
German investigators identified two suspects linked to an explosive-laden drone found near a cargo aircraft at Leipzig-Halle in early August: a Belarus-born man and a Russian-born man holding a Latvian passport.
Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Sweden joined other EU states in summoning Russian diplomats to condemn the attack, while the EU summoned Russia's ambassador in Brussels.
Russia responded on Wednesday by summoning Germany's chargè d'affaires, describing Berlin's allegations as fabricated, while official Kuznetsov told Finnish officials he hoped to prevent "provocations."
Berlin plans to seek EU sanctions against additional Russian individuals over suspected hybrid operations while Germany announced tighter entry controls for Russian citizens to counter security threats.
GREAT Britain and the EU strongly condemned the drone incident in Leipzig and blamed Russia for it. EU officials talk about state terrorism and hybrid warfare and say that such attacks will not be tolerated.
Today, Britain called on its Russian Ambassador on Thursday to denounce the attempted drone attack on Leipzig Airport in Germany recently, after the German government held Russia responsible.