Russia Linked to Incendiary Device Plot on Transatlantic Flights
TL;DR
Russia is suspected of plotting to send incendiary devices on planes, potentially targeting the U.S., according to sources. Four individuals in Poland have been charged with sending camouflaged explosives that detonated during transport in the U.K. The plot aimed to test parcel transfer channels to the U.S. and Canada. The U.K. and U.S. authorities are investigating, with no current active threat to U.S.-bound flights. The TSA has implemented additional security measures for cargo shipments.
Topics:nationinternational#aviation-security#counter-terrorism#incendiary-devices#international#poland#russia
- Russia suspected of plot to send incendiary devices on planes: Sources ABC News
- U.S., Europe investigating devices detonated at air DHL cargo hubs in U.K. and Germany CBS News
- Incendiary device plot targeting UK may have been dry run for US and Canada The Guardian
- Exclusive | Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes The Wall Street Journal
- Arrests over ‘camouflaged explosives’ in parcels sent to UK The Independent
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