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Lithuania says Russian military intelligence was behind an arson attack at an Ikea store in Vilnius

  • Lithuanian prosecutors attribute an arson attack at an Ikea store in Vilnius to Russia's military intelligence service, GRU, according to the Lithuanian prosecutor general's office.
  • Prosecutor Arturas Urbelis described the incident as 'an act of terrorism' due to its serious consequences.
  • Two teenage suspects reportedly planned the attack during a secret meeting in Warsaw for a reward of £10,000 and a car.
  • Urbelis indicated that investigations linked the attack to military intelligence and security services of Russia.
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The Lithuanian authorities have identified in the Russian military intelligence services the perpetrators of the arson that hit the Ikea shopping center in Vilnius on 9 May 2024. The investigation led to the arrest of two Ukrainian citizens, believed to be part of a network operating between Poland, Lithuania and Estonia with the aim of carrying out sabotage. One of the suspects, a minor at the time of the events, is now in custody in Lithuania,…

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As Lithuania points out Russia after a new act of sabotage, Moscow accuses the blow, denouncing an attempt by the West to defy anti-Russian sentiment. ...

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Pénzcentrum broke the news in on Monday, March 17, 2025.
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