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Russia Accused of Plotting Self-Igniting Parcels in Europe

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Russia Accused of Plotting Self-Igniting Parcels in Europe

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Russia Accused of Plotting Self-Igniting Parcels in Europe

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Global News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Russia Accused of Plotting Self-Igniting Parcels in Europe. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

This is your Global News Update from March 6th. Investigators believe Russia's military intelligence service orchestrated a wave of self-igniting parcels aimed at the UK and parts of Europe. This year, authorities in Europe and Britain teamed up after several packages burst into flames at sites in Germany, Poland, and a DHL warehouse near Birmingham. Officials recently named 22 suspects in Lithuania and Poland, accusing them of acting for the Russian Agency. Two of those cases are now headed to court. The plot involved parcels, shipped from Lithuania in July 2024, raid with hidden timers inside massage devices that sparked the fires. Polish officials call these incidents practice runs to disrupt flights bound for the United States and Canada, with test packages traced to those. Destinations? Russia has denied any involvement, D&N is sponsored by our partner. Lay back. Press play. Let the pillow do the rest. Sound meets comfort, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com

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