Germany has raised suspicions of sabotage after a cargo plane crashed while landing at Vilnius airport in Lithuania. German Foreign Minister Baerbock made a statement referring to the cables breaking in the Baltic Sea.
The crash of a DHL cargo plane in Lithuania as it approached Vilnius airport has raised suspicions of sabotage.
Germany stated that the incident may have occurred “as a result of sabotage or accident.”
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, in her statement to reporters, raised the possibility that the accident was intentional. “We must now seriously ask ourselves whether this was an accident or another hybrid event,” Baerboıck said, referring to the cable rupture in the Baltic Sea, which authorities said may have been caused by sabotage.“The German authorities are working very closely with the Lithuanian authorities to shed light on this incident,” Minister Baerboıck said. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also said in a statement that there was “no evidence” yet of explosives on the plane.Germany is investigating several fires caused by incendiary devices hidden inside parcels at DHL warehouses earlier this year, the attorney general said. Lithuanian authorities have avoided linking the accident to this investigation.