Authorities are connecting two explosions in July at DHL warehouses in Birmingham, England, and Leipzig, Germany, to a possible Russian scheme involving incendiary devices disguised as electronic massagers. Officials say the devices contained a flammable magnesium-based substance and were likely intended to ignite mid-flight.
German investigators note that such a fire could overwhelm standard aircraft firefighting systems, potentially forcing emergency landings or even causing catastrophic crashes over water.
Poland’s National Prosecutor’s Office recently announced the arrest of four suspects tied to the explosions. These individuals are accused of “sabotage or terrorist operations on behalf of a foreign intelligence agency.” Pawel Szota, head of Poland’s Foreign Intelligence Agency, stated that Russian spies were responsible and called the plot a “major escalation” of Russia’s sabotage campaign against the West.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed these accusations as “unsubstantiated insinuations from the media,” asserting that “we have never heard any official accusations” of Russian involvement.
Still, the incident has raised alarms across Europe, where intelligence officials report a recent uptick in Russian efforts to disrupt transportation networks, targeting both logistics hubs and critical infrastructure.
German intelligence warned of escalating Russian sabotage operations, describing a series of recent incidents targeting European supply chains. The U.K.’s counterterrorism police are working closely with European counterparts to determine whether this incident is connected to other recent threats.
With suspicions that the DHL explosions were part of a broader sabotage test, European security agencies are now on high alert, working to intercept potential threats to aviation safety.
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