German Armed Forces Inspector General sees traces of Russia in DHL plane crash in Lithuania / Article

“We already had similar situations this summer, and now something has happened that fits this pattern,” said Breyer on Germany’s ARD talk show Maischberger.

On July 19, two packages were sent from Lithuania to an address in Great Britain via the German logistics company DHL. One of the packages caught fire in Leipzig, Germany, before being loaded onto a DHL cargo plane, while the other caught fire at a DHL warehouse near Birmingham, England. Both fires happened on the night of July 21.

A number of people have been arrested in connection with sending parcels, including from Lithuania.

Breyer confirmed that the incident with the DHL flight “corresponds to what happened with the DHL package this summer.”

Breyer also mentioned the possible role of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in the events. According to Breyer, Putin has created a “hybrid state” in Russian-Western relations.

“It’s a situation where it’s not quite peace, but it’s not quite war, and it’s moving back and forth in that gray area. It also means a trying to determine how far you can go,” Breyer said.

As reported, a DHL cargo plane with a crew of four crashed on Monday morning near Vilnius airport. One of the pilots, a Spanish citizen, died. The other three members of the team ” – “a Spanish citizen, a German citizen and a Lithuanian citizen – were injured. One of them is in bad condition.

The plane slid on the ground for several hundred meters and crashed into a residential building where 13 people were. The building caught fire, but everyone who lived there was saved.

It is not yet clear what caused the accident on the plane. The Lithuanian police have started a pre-trial investigation based on the article of the criminal code, which provides liability if the vehicle was not in technical order. Officials have not ruled out the possibility of sabotage or a terrorist attack, but the initial investigation does not indicate this.

The operator of the accident “Boeing 737” is the Spanish airline company “Swiftair”, from which DHL had rented the plane. The plane, which had arrived from the German city of Leipzig, crashed shortly before landing at Vilnius airport.

CONTEXT:

Early Monday morning, November 25th Crashed in Vilnius “DHL” partner cargo plane “Swiftair”. As a result of the accident, a two story residential building was affected, nearby warehouses and a car caught fire. The fire was contained within about two hours.

There were four people on the DHL cargo plane that crashed – two from Spain, one German and one Lithuanian citizen. The pilot, a Spanish national, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other people on the plane were injured. One of them is in critical condition at Vilnius University Santaras Clinic. 13 people got out of the house unharmed.

Vilnius police have started a pre-trial investigation. Aviation security experts and DHL are also conducting their own investigation.

Although the version of a terrorist attack has not been ruled out, Lithuania original information it does not reflect the influence of external factors in a plane crash.

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