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

The Wall Steet Journal ^ | November 4, 2024 | Bojan Pancevski

[KingofZion]

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.

The devices ignited at DHL logistics hubs in July, one in Leipzig, Germany, and another in Birmingham, England. The explosions set off a multinational race to find the culprits.

Now investigators and spy agencies in Europe have figured out how the devices—electric massagers implanted with a magnesium-based flammable substance—were made and concluded that they were part of a wider Russian plot, according to security officials and people familiar with the probe.

Security officials say the electric massagers, sent to the U.K. from Lithuania, appear to have been a test run to figure out how to get such incendiary devices aboard planes bound for North America.

Lithuanian police arrested a suspect who sent four incendiary devices, including two from a DHL shop in the capital Vilnius, a European law-enforcement official said. The suspect identified himself as Igor Prudnikov, but his real name is Alexander Suranovas, the official said. Investigators said they believe he was used as a proxy by Russian spy services.

“The group’s goal was also to test the transfer channel for such parcels, which were ultimately to be sent to the United States of America and Canada..."

But the head of Poland’s foreign-intelligence agency, Pawel Szota, said Russian spies were to blame and such an attack, if carried out, would have represented a major escalation in Moscow’s campaign against the West. “I’m not sure the political leaders of Russia are aware of the consequences if one of these packages exploded, causing a mass casualty event,” Szota said.

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[KingofZion]

I realize we have an election but how is this not front page news?

This would be causus belli during the cold war era.

[Tell It Right]

Translation: the war industry wants more money and arms sent to Ukraine.

[Frank Drebin]

[dfwgator]

Next, they’ll attack a radio station in Gleiwitz.

[armourenthusiast]

Putting explosives in dildos is something the Massad would do.

[EnderWiggin1970]

False flag. The western neocon War party would benefit from such an event, not the Russian government which would prefer to see Western involvement in Ukraine dwindle. An attack like this would do the opposite, making this an obvious false flag/fake news event.

[Darksheare]

Sounds like BS to me.
Now I could see our own government doing it as a justification for going hot in WWIII.
It’s what they really want.

[T.B. Yoits]

So... like shipping electric scooters...

[cpdiii]

False flag. The western neocon War party would benefit from such an event, not the Russian government which would prefer to see Western involvement in Ukraine dwindle. An attack like this would do the opposite, making this an obvious false flag/fake news event.

QUI BONO

Some bastards wants to start an East West war. It is not Russia.

[McGruff]

Smells of a false flag.

[grimalkin]

Nothing about this sounds right. Seems rather amateur.

[cuz1961]

suspected by whom ?

the 51 intel remf’s that said hunters laptop wasnt real ?

clinton and the lets plant bogus dossiers running dogs ?

adam never met a lie he didnt want to sodomize shiff ?

nanzy my dad was a baltimore mob boss piglousy ?

ccp groomer wallz ?

who ?

[blackdog]

Nuland-Sullivan sky flares. Obama is calling for his loyalist crews ships to be scuttled, burned, and be staged as public propaganda events.

[cuz1961]

Nothing about this sounds right.

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they are constructing a narrative to build their

we wont leave

plans on.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

It is about time for a false cia flag

[cuz1961]

Western security officials

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ahh missed that 1st sentance

so,, the proven lieing remf’s.

[cpdiii]

Putin is evil he is not stupid.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "Translation: the war industry wants more money and arms sent to Ukraine."

Events in July hit the headlines today. Looked for the back stories and found the search engines' front pages filled with "today" referencing July. This is October.

Reading past the headlines: " 'On Monday, 22 July, a package at the location caught alight. It was dealt with by staff and the local fire brigade at the time and there were no reports of any injuries or significant damage caused,” the spokesperson said."

And....

This BREAKING news from July presented in November, at election time.

Interestingly, with so much WSJ reporting behind its paywall, this particular article is immediately accessible for free through the link posted to FR. Other articles? As in "Continue reading your article with a WSJ subscription." Give it a try.

As to the two different links, the first below is via WSJ's website link and the second is the FR posted link. They are not identical.

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-plot-us-planes-incendiary-devices-de3b8c0a?st=FL15Rs&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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

[Deaf Smith]

>>It is not Russia

I would suspect Ukraine.

[cuz1961]

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