Poland alleges 'foreign agents' plotted using int'l parcel couriers to target transatlantic air traffic

Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Polish authorities said Tuesday that a series of parcel-borne arson attacks against logistics providers in Poland, Germany and Britain were test runs for a campaign targeting transatlantic flights from Europe to the United States and Canada.

Russia's GRU military intelligence agency is believed to be behind the attacks as part of a coordinated campaign of hybrid attacks, according to Western security officials with Polish Prosecutor Katarzyna Calow-Jaszewska revealing four people had been arrested as of the end of October amid Europe-wide investigations.

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