Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes

Source: The Wall Street Journal.

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Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes
Two devices that ignited in Europe, officials say, were part of a covert operation to put them on cargo or passenger aircraft

By Bojan Pancevski in Berlin,
https://twitter.com/bopanc bojan.pancevski@wsj.com
Thomas Grove in Warsaw,
https://twitter.com/tggrove thomas.grove@wsj.com
Max Colchester in London
https://twitter.com/MaximColch Max.Colchester@wsj.com
and Daniel Michaels in Brussels
https://twitter.com/DanMichaelsWSJ Dan.Michaels@wsj.com
Updated Nov. 4, 2024 at 4:59 pm ET

Western security officials say they believe that two incendiary devices, shipped via DHL, were part of a covert Russian operation that ultimately aimed to start fires aboard cargo or passenger aircraft flying to the U.S. and Canada, as Moscow steps up a sabotage campaign against Washington and its allies.

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Read more: https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-plot-us-planes-incendiary-devices-de3b8c0a

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I've switched from a phone to a laptop.

Hat tip, Joe.My.God.

Russia Suspected In Plot To Bomb US-Bound Planes
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https://www.joemygod.com/2024/11/russia-suspected-in-plot-to-bomb-us-bound-planes/

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MSN usually reprints stories in TWSJ., but I don't see that that's happened yet. Try this:

World / Europe
Russia suspected of sending incendiary devices on US- and Canada-bound planes, Wall Street Journal reports
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/04/europe/russia-suspected-incendiary-devices-europe-intl-latam/index.html

By Tara John, Eve Brennan, Pete Muntean and Antonia Mortensen, CNN
3 minute read
Updated 4:27 PM EST, Mon November 4, 2024


A DHL aircraft in front of the DHL Air Hub at Leipzig, Germany. Heiko Rebsch/dpa/picture alliance/Getty Images

(CNN) -- Incendiary devices that ignited in Germany and the United Kingdom in July were part of a covert Russian operation that aimed to start fires aboard cargo and passenger flights heading to the US and Canada, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday, citing Western security officials.

In July, device explosions at DHL logistics hubs in Leipzig, Germany, and Birmingham, UK, kickstarted a race to find the suspects, WSJ reported. ...When asked about the incidents, a spokesperson at DHL Express told CNN the company is "aware of two recent incidents involving shipments in our network," adding they are "cooperating with the relevant authorities."

The devices, which were reportedly electric massagers implanted with a magnesium-based flammable substance, were sent to the UK from Lithuania and "appear to have been a test run to figure out how to get such incendiary devices aboard planes bound for North America," the WSJ reported.

When the WSJ asked Russia for comment about the suspected Russian plot, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied the allegations. "We have never heard any official accusations" of Russian involvement, adding: "These are traditional unsubstantiated insinuations from the media."" He said according to WSJ. ... CNN is attempting to reach the Kremlin for comment. ... Asked about the alleged Russian plot, a US government official told CNN that "at this time, there is no current active threat targeting U.S.-bound flights."

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