Calow-Jaszewska said in a statement that a group of foreign intelligence saboteurs were involved in sending packages containing hidden explosives and hazardous materials through courier companies. The parcel spontaneously burst into flames or exploded.
Western officials believe the fire started in an electric massage machine containing ‘magnesium-based’ substances.
Magnesium-based fires are difficult to extinguish. This is especially true when boarding an airplane.
“The group’s goal was to test the transmission channel for parcels that would ultimately be sent to the United States and Canada,” Ms Calow-Jaszewska said.
Some of the devices originated in Lithuania, and Prosecutor General Nida Grunskiene said there had also been arrests there. A pre-trial investigation is underway and law enforcement agencies from other countries are also participating, she told reporters.
On July 3, a fire broke out in a container scheduled to be loaded on a DHL cargo plane in Leipzig, Germany, a transport company near Warsaw, and Minworth near Birmingham, England. Fire protection device.
Polish reports said the incident, which occurred in Jablonow near Warsaw, took two hours to extinguish.
British officials have provided few details about the fire, which broke out on July 22 in Midpoint Way, Minworth. A Met Police spokesperson confirmed a counter-terrorism investigation was underway after a parcel caught fire at a commercial premises, adding: “It was dealt with by staff and the local fire brigade.”
Ken McCollum, director of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency MI5, said last month that Russian secret agents had “recklessly committed arson, sabotage and other dangerous acts” since Britain helped Ukraine fight Russia’s war. His claims were flatly rejected by the Kremlin.
A Transportation Security Administration spokesperson said that in recent months, U.S. and foreign airlines have taken additional security measures for certain cargo flying to the United States.
U.S. government officials also added that there are currently no active threats targeting flights to the United States.
