News / Russia said to be sending incendiary devices in European parcels

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European logistics companies have been warned that “unconventional incendiary devices” are being sent via freight services.

Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Federal Criminal Police Office have written to logistics and transport providers after a DHL package caught fire at its Leipzig hub in July.

The package had been sent from the Baltics, which has triggered suspicions of Russian involvement; and DHL revealed that it had happened twice.

“We are aware of two recent incidents involving shipments in our ...