U.S., Europe investigating devices detonated at DHL air cargo hubs

U.S. and European rule enforcement agencies are moving together to analyse whether incendiary devices detonated successful July astatine DHL logistics hubs successful Germany and nan U.K. were portion of a larger cognition directed by Russian Intelligence services (in particular, nan GRU — Russian subject intelligence), nan highest level of nan Russian authorities aliases by extracurricular individuals acting successful nan interests of Russia, a root acquainted pinch nan matter said.

Officials are moving to find whether nan larger cognition was to spot akin devices connected craft servicing nan U.S. and U.S. allies. The Wall Street Journal first reported nan alleged crippled targeting U.S. aircraft.

The 2025 Homeland Threat Assessment published astatine nan extremity of October said nan U.S. continues to beryllium concerned astir threats to nan aviation and aerial cargo systems, including nan "potential usage of nan aerial cargo proviso concatenation to vessel concealed vulnerable and perchance deadly items."

DHL said successful a connection that it was alert "of 2 caller incidents involving shipments successful our network. We are afloat cooperating pinch nan applicable authorities to protect our people, our web and our customers' shipments."

"We continually set our information posture arsenic due and promptly stock immoderate and each applicable accusation pinch our manufacture partners, to see requirements and recommendations that thief them trim risk," nan Transportation Security Administration said successful a statement.

"Over nan past respective months, arsenic portion of a multi-layered information approach, TSA worked pinch manufacture partners to put further information measures for U.S. craft operators and overseas aerial carriers regarding definite cargo shipments bound for nan United States, successful statement pinch the 2021 TSA Air Cargo Security Roadmap," nan TSA's connection continued. 

The FBI declined to comment.

Andres Triay contributed to this report.

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