European officials probe attempted air shipments of incendiary devices

One suspect, Alexander Suranovas, going by the alias Igor Prudnikov, was arrested on suspicion of sending four incendiary devices from Vilnius, Lithuania. The report stated that Poland has also arrested four people in connection to the fires and is working with other countries to find at least two additional suspects.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said he had not heard any official accusations of Russian involvement, and any suggestion otherwise was unsubstantiated. 

AP News reported that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration has added security measures for certain cargo shipments imported to the U.S., though public statements have not yet been made by any U.S. agencies on the matter.

Glennah Ivey-Walker, head of DHL corporate communications for the Americas region, provided the following emailed statement to AirlineGeeks from DHL Group:

“We are aware of two recent incidents involving shipments in our network,” she said. “We are fully cooperating with the relevant authorities to protect our people, our network and our customers’ shipments.”