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DHL plane downed in mysterious crash that left one person dead
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DHL plane downed in mysterious crash that left one person dead

Authorities in Lithuania are refusing to rule out the possible involvement of Putin’s intelligence agents after a DHL cargo plane crashed into a house in the country, killing one person.

The Kremlin has reportedly launched a bizarre terror campaign targeting DHL across Europe, including allegedly planting incendiary devices hidden in packages to be loaded onto cargo planes operated by the courier company, which was founded in San Francisco.

The Boeing plane that crashed on Monday started its journey in Leipzig, Germany. The city was the site of three previous attacks apparently orchestrated by Kremlin agents. On three separate days in July, fires broke out in packages headed for a DHL cargo plane leaving the city.

On Monday, the DHL cargo plane lost control on approach to Vilnius Airport in the Lithuanian capital and skidded – just a mile from the runway – through a wooded area before crashing into a collision at around 5:30 a.m. local time (10:00 p.m.) on Monday. the two-story building collided. 30 Sunday EST).

One person, a male crew member, was killed. The two pilots and all residents of the house survived. “I saw a fireball,” a witness at the scene told an AP reporter. “My first thought is that a world war has started.”

Authorities suspect that Putin had a say in the incident

Authorities suspect that Putin had a say in the incident

Lithuanian Police Commissioner General Arunas Paulauskas said investigators were considering the possibility of a terrorist act. “This is one of the versions that need to be studied and checked,” he said.

The incident follows suspicious fires targeting courier companies in Poland, Germany and Britain as part of a European campaign against infrastructure that Western intelligence agencies believe is being orchestrated by Russian agents.

Polish authorities have officially confirmed that they believed saboteurs from foreign intelligence services were involved in the bizarre firebomb plots. Prosecutor Katarzyna Calów-Jaszewska said earlier this month that bad actors were involved in sending packages containing hidden explosives and dangerous materials.

Regarding the latest incident, outgoing Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has urged people not to point fingers.

“In the current geopolitical context, we look at each incident differently than before, but I ask you not to jump to conclusions,” she said in a statement on social media.

The police chief said it was too early to say what caused the plane to crash, but said it was more likely something less nefarious than a Russian attack. Reports so far indicate there was no evidence of an explosion before the plane crashed.