Fell after the blast of parcels in warehouses: DHL aircraft disaster in Lithuania is considered sabotage of the Russian Federation - the media
The media reports that it could be sabotage from the Russian Federation, because the disaster aircraft happened just a few weeks after Russian spies were accused of having staged explosions in DHL warehouses in Germany and the United Kingdom. About it writes Daily Mail. The DHL cargo aircraft lost control this morning while falling to Vilnius Airport in Lithuania and crashed into the house, causing one person to be on board and three were injured.
The aircraft was leaving the German city of Leipzig to the Lithuanian capital and was only one mile from landing on the runway, when there was a fire on board at about 05:30 local time. The aircraft fell into the forest belt and drove about one hundred meters before crashing into a two -storey building.
The catastrophe followed the reports that have appeared in recent months about mysterious explosions in DHL warehouses in Leipzig and Birmingham, against the backdrop of fears about a secret Russian sabotage operation aimed at undermining aircraft flying west. Lithuanian General Lithuania Arunas Paulauskas said investigators did not exclude the possibility of a terrorist act. "This is one of the versions that need to be studied and checked," he said.
According to Palauskas, both pilots miraculously survived in this catastrophe, although serious injuries were injured. He told the National TV channel LRT that rescuers managed to pull them out of the debris. In total, there were four people on board: two Spaniards, the German and the Lithuanian - one of the Spaniards died.
The version of terrorism can hardly be rejected, since on July 19, self -esteem parcels were sent from Lithuania through DHL Lietuva, which caused fires in logistics centers in Leipzig and Birmingham. Only by chance the cargo was not loaded on a plane in Leipzig. The head of internal intelligence of Germany (BFV) Thomas Haldenang linked these incidents with acts of Russian sabotage in Europe.
The cause of the accident remains a mystery as the National Lithuanian Crisis Center has sent experts for investigation. The head of the Center Wilimantas Vitkauskas informed LRT that there was no data that indicated that there was an explosion before the disaster. "According to the original version, the incident may be related to technical problems. However, it is too early to talk about something more specifically," he said.
Flightradar24 flight tracking data showed that the aircraft had returned to the north of the airport and went to landing before falling a little more than 1. 5 kilometers from the runway. "The aircraft was to land at Vilnius Airport and crashed a few kilometers from it. It fell a few kilometers to the airport.
It just flew a few hundred meters - its wreckage was slightly affected minor damage, but we managed to evacuate people, "-said Renatas fire, the head of the fire and rescue unit, confirming that 12 people were evacuated. Meanwhile, Vilnius Mayor Valdas Benkunskas announced an emergency after the accident, limiting traffic on several roads near the airport and the accident. The DHL aircraft, Boeing 737-400, was operated by the SWIFTAIR Swift-based SwiftAir contractor.
The Boeing 737 aircraft was 31, and experts consider it an outdated aircraft, although it is not uncommon for freight flights. DHL Aushra Rutkauskien's employee confirmed that the aircraft belongs to the company. The weather at the airport was about zero, the sun was cloudy before sunrise, and the wind speed reached 30 km/h (18 miles/h).
Earlier this month, Western officials were feared that Russia was in conspiracy to install bombs on passenger aircraft flying to the US and Canada, after electronic massagers exploded in the warehouse. On July 22, two inflammatory devices were sent through the DHL logistics center in Birmingham (England) and Leipzig (Germany), which led to a fire.
In connection with the fire, four people were arrested, who were charged with participation in sabotage or terrorist operations in the interests of foreign intelligence. Investigators believe that there could be much more serious consequences if the devices were lit during flight. The flight of the aircraft was delayed, which prevented the possibility of such an incident.
Pavel Shota, Head of Foreign Intelligence Service, Pavel Shota accused Russia, although a foreign government was not named in the Polish Prosecutor's Office, suspected of operations. Russia denies its involvement in a probable conspiracy. "These are traditional media insinuations," said The Wall Street Journal Prescriber of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov.