Putin’s exploding sex toy terror plot: how Russian spies ‘sent a package of erotic gadgets and massage cushions’ that caught fire in UK and German DHL depots ‘during a test run for an attack on a US-bound flight’

Russian spies sent a package of electric sex toys to Western Europe before hidden incendiary devices ignited at British and German DHL depots in what has been described as an alleged test run for a possible flight attack into the US.

Two incendiary devices were shipped via a DHL logistics center to Birmingham, England, and Leipzig, Germany, on July 22, causing a fire.

But it has now been revealed that the explosives were allegedly hidden in a shipment of erotic gadgets and massage cushions as they were used as a cover to smuggle highly dangerous incendiary devices onto freight routes destined for Western Europe.

Sources have suggested that the package in Leipzig was also destined for Britain, but it remains unclear why Britain was the chosen destination for the two devices, which were originally shipped from Lithuania.

Four people in Poland have been arrested in connection with the July fire and charged with participating in sabotage or terrorist operations on behalf of a foreign intelligence service. Two other individuals are also wanted by investigators in the country.

The alleged suspect can be seen on security camera footage

Two incendiary devices were shipped via a DHL logistics center to Birmingham, England, and Leipzig, Germany, on July 22, causing a fire.

Images released by the Wall Street Journal, courtesy of an unnamed European security official, appear to show the massage cushions, the suspect and the moment of the explosion.

The only official statement in Britain about the alleged plot was made last month, when counter-terrorism police confirmed that a device had been set on fire in Birmingham, no one was injured and it was dealt with ‘by staff and the local fire brigade at the time’. ‘.

But investigators believed that there could have been much more serious consequences if the camouflaged devices had been set on fire during the flight.

The Polish prosecutor’s office said: ‘The aim of the group was also to test the transmission channel for such parcels, which would eventually be sent to the United States of America and Canada.’

The head of Poland’s foreign intelligence service, Pawel Szota, also blamed Russia, although the prosecutor’s statement did not name any foreign government suspected of directing the operations.

British police and officials, as well as their European counterparts in Germany, Poland and Lithuania, also strongly suspect that Russia was behind the attacks as part of an effort to cause “chaos” in the West in retaliation for Western military support for Ukraine.

On Monday, the WSJ reported that the secret weapons were electronic stimulators modified with a flammable magnesium-based substance.

Magnesium-related fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish and are made worse when water is applied.

But Russia has denied involvement in the alleged plot.

“These are traditional unfounded insinuations from the media,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the American newspaper.

Polish reports claim that two incendiary devices shipped via a DHL logistics center to Birmingham, England and Leipzig, Germany on July 22, resulting in a fire, were hidden among a package containing “erotic gadgets and massage cushions.”

German intelligence chief Thomas Haldenwang previously warned of an increase in “aggressive behavior” from Moscow

The plane’s delay was considered fortunate, with experts warning there could have been a very different outcome had it left on time.

Concerns about Russia’s suspected involvement came as Western officials increasingly fear the country may be responsible for similar acts of sabotage.

The head of German intelligence, Thomas Haldenwang, said earlier that Russian “aggression” “endangers people’s lives” and affects “all areas of our free society.”

Mr Haldenwang told a Bundestag committee that if the package had ignited after the flight took off, the plane would have crashed.

The Kremlin’s aggression “endangers people’s lives” and affects “all areas of our free society,” he said.

Foreign Intelligence Chief Bruno Kahl added that Putin is likely to “further test the West’s red lines” amid rising tensions between Russia and NATO over the invasion of Ukraine.

He said there is now a “previously unknown level” of willingness to undertake sabotage attempts from the Kremlin.

A warehouse in London belonging to a company with ties to Ukraine caught fire in March in a suspected deliberate attack.

Meanwhile, in Germany, a military base was targeted in August in a suspected attempt to contaminate drinking water.

US intelligence also uncovered a plot to assassinate Armin Papperger, the CEO of weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall, which has supplied vehicles and ammunition to Ukraine.

And Russia was accused by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk of being behind a fire at a shopping center in Warsaw.