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Is Russia behind recent arson attacks in Europe?
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1 year ago
Incidents in Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the UK have led to suspicions that Moscow is trying to sabotage European countries for backing Ukraine against the Russian invasion.
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Is Russia behind recent arson attacks in Europe?
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British counter-terrorism police are looking into whether Russian spies planted a device
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on a UK-bound plane which later caught fire at a warehouse in Birmingham in July.
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The Guardian first reported the news, saying that the parcel is believed to have arrived
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at the DHL warehouse by air. It's not known where it was heading. It follows similar
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incidents in other European countries in recent months. Another suspicious package
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due for airmail delivery went up in flames at a different DHL warehouse in Leipzig also in July.
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Investigators are looking to see if there are links between the two incidents,
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adding that the parcels could have downed the planes had they caught fire mid-flight.
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Russia is the prime suspect.
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The UK's leading role in supporting Ukraine means we loom large in the fevered imagination
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of Putin's regime. And we should expect to see continued acts of aggression here at home.
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The GRU in particular is on a sustained mission to generate mayhem on British and European streets.
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We've seen arson, sabotage and more. Dangerous actions conducted with increasing recklessness.
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Earlier this year, Poland arrested nine individuals for allegedly acting on behalf
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of Russia to commit physical assault and arson in Wroclaw. Another arson attack at
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an IKEA warehouse in Lithuania has also been linked to Kremlin operations,
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while Latvia has warned of potential Russian activity there too. The motive for the attacks
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appears to be revenge for Europe's strong support of Ukraine against the Russian invasion.
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In yet more incidents this year, a London warehouse belonging to a company linked to
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Ukraine caught fire, as did a shopping centre in Warsaw. There was even an alleged Russian
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plot to assassinate Armin Papirga, CEO of German arms maker Rheinmetall.
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It's believed that Russia employs individuals with European nationality
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and with links to organised crime to keep its movements discreet.
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