Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office and Criminal Police Bureau have uncovered a terrorist network that attempted to carry out a series of coordinated attacks in multiple European countries, LRT reported on September 17.

Investigators found that on July 19, 2024, Lithuanian citizen A. Š. and his accomplices sent four parcels packed with homemade incendiary explosive devices from Vilnius using DHL and DPD delivery services. Two packages were addressed to the United Kingdom and flown via DHL cargo planes, while the other two were shipped to Poland by DPD trucks.

According to LRT, the devices detonated in several locations: at Leipzig Airport in Germany, inside a DPD truck in Poland, and at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham, UK. A fourth parcel failed to explode due to a malfunction. The bombs were hidden inside massage pillows and rigged with electronic timers. Thermite compounds and flammable mixtures disguised in hygiene and cosmetic tubes were used to maximize destruction.

Given the scale and cross-border nature of the attacks, Eurojust set up a joint investigation team involving law enforcement and intelligence services from Lithuania, Poland, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Latvia, Estonia, the United States, and Canada.

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