Russia Accused of Planting Bombs on Cargo Planes in Europe
TL;DR
Western officials have linked a series of fires at European cargo hubs in July to a Russian plot aimed at testing methods to plant bombs on US-bound cargo planes. The fires, which occurred at DHL hubs in Germany and England and a site in Poland, involved electric massagers with flammable substances. Arrests have been made in Lithuania and Poland, with suspects tied to Russian intelligence. The US has increased air cargo screening, and no injuries were reported. Russia denies the allegations, calling them unsubstantiated.
- Mystery cargo-plane fires linked to Russian plot to plant bombs on aircrafts: officials New York Post
- Russian Plot Placed Incendiary Devices on Cargo Planes in Europe, Officials Say The New York Times
- Russia Suspected of Plot to Put Incendiary Devices on US-Bound Planes Newsweek
- U.S., Europe investigating devices detonated at air DHL cargo hubs in U.K. and Germany CBS News
- Russia behind plot to plant bombs on cargo planes, Western official says NBC News
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