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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Deborah Cole in Berlin

Germany arrests three Ukrainians over alleged Russian parcel bomb plot

Cargo on trolleys outside a Lufthansa cargo warehouse at Frankfurt airport.
Cargo outside a Lufthansa warehouse at Frankfurt airport. One of the accused men allegedly scouted out ‘suitable transport routes’. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Three Ukrainian nationals have been arrested on suspicion of plotting parcel bomb attacks in Germany on behalf of the Russian state, according to prosecutors, reviving fears about an alleged Moscow-engineered sabotage campaign in Europe.

After the detonation of several parcels at European cargo centres last year, the German investigation drew comparisons with incidents believed to be part of a wave of hybrid attacks against western countries since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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