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Tamsin Paternoster

Lithuania says Russian military intelligence behind Ikea arson attack in Vilnius

Lithuanian authorities have reasonable grounds to believe that Russian military intelligence organised and funded the Ikea store arson attack in Vilnius in 2024, the Baltic country's prosecutor general said.

The main suspect in the incident engaged with "Russian military and security services" and accepted payment as part of a terrorist organisation plotting attacks in both Lithuania and Latvia, according to the statement on Monday.

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