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Russia's GRU Suspected in Plot to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes, Four Arrested

Nov 4, 2024, 04:29 PM

Western security officials suspect Russia's GRU intelligence agency of plotting to send incendiary devices on U.S.-bound planes. Two devices, shipped via DHL and disguised as electric massagers, ignited in DHL hubs in Germany and England. The devices were part of a covert Russian operation aimed at starting fires aboard cargo or passenger aircraft flying to the U.S. and Canada. The incidents have led to the arrests of four individuals.