The Wall Street Journal, citing European services, claims that the Russians wanted to cause the explosions of transport planes in Europe using explosives. Explosions, but on the ground, have already occurred in Birmingham, England, and Leipzig, Germany. In July, two parcels exploded in DHL warehouses.
Secret Russian operation. The parcels were sent in Lithuania
Both parcels were sent in Lithuania. The local services arrested their sender, who cooperated with the Russian services. The Lithuanian president's national security adviser said that the “source of the attacks” was “Russian military intelligence.” Magnesium, which is flammable and difficult to extinguish, caught fire during reloading in airport warehouses. According to “Wall Street Journal” informants, the entire action was to be a test of how easy it is to place incendiary devices on planes flying to the United States. German investigators determined that a possible explosion on board the plane would be difficult to extinguish with the extinguishing agents standardly placed on planes. The loads “were part of a secret Russian operation whose aim was to cause fires on board cargo and passenger planes flying to the USA and Canada,” it says. “WSJ”. DHL said it is “aware of two recent incidents involving shipments” and that it is cooperating with investigators, it said. NBC News.
Four people arrested in Poland
“WSJ” also writes about four arrests in Poland in connection with Russian cargo sabotage. The effects of the investigation by the Internal Security Agency and the Masovian department of the National Prosecutor's Office, which specializes in prosecuting Russian spies and saboteurs, were first reported by “Gazeta Wyborcza”. “Financial Times” adds that Warsaw initiated an investigation following information from the German side. Media reports that a plane crash almost occurred when a parcel intended for the aircraft's luggage hold burst into flames before departure at the DHL logistics center in Leipzig. Polish services are looking for more people related to this case. This is part of an international investigation initiated by European services in August. Meanwhile, the US Transportation Security Administration announced that it has strengthened inspections of air cargo over the past few months. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has already commented on the matter, stating on Tuesday that international media “very often publish disinformation that is never supported by any reliable data.” “I think this is one of those scams,” he said.