LEIPZIG, Oct. 19 -- A hole in the perimeter fence at Leipzig/Halle Airport closed the north runway on Saturday night, and the police who searched the grounds found neither a car nor anyone who should not have been there. Officers say it is "highly likely" a vehicle drove through.

It is the second security incident at the airport in three months, Anadolu Agency noted. In early August a drone rigged with explosives turned up next to Ukrainian Antonov cargo planes, the Leipzig airport drone case in which the German government blamed Russia for an attempted attack.

The fence damage was discovered shortly before 11 pm on Saturday (2100 GMT), Anadolu reported. Police spokeswoman Leverenz told the German daily Bild it was "highly likely that a...