Law enforcement agencies are conducting “more than ten” investigations into suspected sabotage operations in Lithuania, Prosecutor General Nida Grunskienė said on Thursday.
“I won’t give you an exact number; there are more than ten,” she told reporters at the parliament.
Grunskienė gave the estimate when asked whether prosecutors are investigating more cases similar to an attempt to set fire to a factory in Šiauliai.
The prosecutor general said that the probes were being carried out intensively by the most qualified officers, with suspects from various countries under investigation.
“I won’t provide more information today, not because I don’t want to, but because I can’t,” she said.
Earlier this week, Grunskienė’s office informed the public about an investigation into what it said was “suspected terrorism case” in Šiauliai.
Two Spanish citizens are suspected of attempting to set fire to a factory in Šiauliai, a town in northern Lithuania. After failing to carry out the attack, they tried to hide in Riga where they were detained.
According to LNK TV sources, the authorities suspect that the Spanish nationals were hired by Russian intelligence. The suspects have been remanded in custody for three months, the strictest measures of restraint.
Reportedly, although the suspects failed to carry out the attack, they posted a photo on Telegram claiming they had set fire in Šiauliai in order to deceive their clients.
LRT sources say the planned attack was targeting TVC Solutions, a company that installs mobile TV and radio stations. The company’s director was questioned by law enforcement as a witness in September.
In recent months, European countries have seen an increase in incidents linked to hybrid attacks from Russia, including a fire at an Ikea store in Vilnius and incendiary parcels sent from Lithuania to Germany and the United Kingdom.
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