Russia to close Goethe-Institut branches after German drone incident, foreign minister says

Sept 3 (Reuters) - Russia will close Germany's Goethe-Institut cultural centres, the Interfax news agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday, after Germany blamed Russia for a drone incident at the Leipzig/Halle Airport.

E.U. Chief Says Alleged Russian Drone Plot Had 'Hallmarks of State-Sponsored Terrorism'

German officials have said Russia was behind the explosive-laden drone that was found near a runway at a German airport last month.

Leipzig drone incident marks new Russian escalation in Europe; Berlin braces for Moscow response

Germany said on Tuesday that it had concluded that Russia was responsible for the attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport and ordered a series of measures in response, including the closure of

EU's Kallas Labels Leipzig Drone Attack 'State-Sponsored Terrorism'

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has described the thwarted drone attack at Germany's Leipzig-Halle Airport as bearing "all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism.”