Alleged Russian plot exposed, targeted US-bound planes for bombings

Nov 05, 2024

Jack Aylmer Reporter

By Jack Aylmer (Reporter), Alex Delia (Producer)

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.

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German investigators note that such a fire could overwhelm standard aircraft firefighting systems, potentially forcing emergency landings or even causing catastrophic crashes over water.

U.K. and Germany investigate suspected Russian sabotage after explosive packages targeted planes, raising concerns about logistics security. — Getty Images

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.

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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.

Tags: Canada, Firearms and Explosives, Germany, Poland, Russia, Russia-Ukraine War

[Jack Aylmer]

AUTHORITIES ACROSS EUROPE ARE ON HIGH ALERT AFTER UNCOVERING A SUSPECTED RUSSIAN PLOT INVOLVING EXPLOSIVE DEVICES LOADED ONTO PLANES HEADED TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. THE REVELATIONS COME AFTER TWO RECENT EXPLOSIONS AT DHL WAREHOUSES IN GERMANY AND THE U-K… NOW BELIEVED TO BE PART OF A LARGER TEST OF SABOTAGE.

IN JULY, TWO INCENDIARY DEVICES DISGUISED AS ELECTRONIC MASSAGERS IGNITED IN DHL FACILITIES… ONE IN BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, AND ANOTHER IN LEIPZIG, GERMANY. THESE DEVICES, WHICH INVESTIGATORS SAY CONTAINED A HIGHLY FLAMMABLE MAGNESIUM-BASED MATERIAL, WERE LIKELY MEANT TO BE SHIPPED ABOARD PLANES HEADED FOR NORTH AMERICA. HAD THEY IGNITED MID-FLIGHT, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS AUTHORITIES IN POLAND ARRESTED FOUR INDIVIDUALS SUSPECTED OF WORKING FOR A RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SOON AFTER THESE INCIDENTS. POLISH OFFICIALS SUSPECT THIS WAS PART OF AN EXPANDING CAMPAIGN BY RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE… TESTING METHODS FOR SMUGGLING EXPLOSIVES ON AIRCRAFT.

GERMANY’S INTELLIGENCE AGENCY STRESSED CONCERN ABOUT RUSSIAN SABOTAGE ATTEMPTS ACROSS EUROPE, ESPECIALLY ON TRANSPORTATION HUBS. GERMAN OFFICIALS TESTED REPLICAS OF THE INCENDIARY DEVICES AND WARNED THAT STANDARD FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS ON PLANES WOULD STRUGGLE TO CONTAIN A MAGNESIUM-BASED FIRE, FORCING PILOTS TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDINGS…IF THEY CAN, OF COURSE.

RUSSIAN OFFICIALS DENY INVOLVEMENT, BUT EUROPE REMAINS ON ALERT, WITH CONCERNS THAT THIS MAY BE PART OF A BROADER RUSSIAN STRATEGY TARGETING THE WEST.

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