{
  "id": 17250770,
  "title": "Lithuanian police connect Starlink arson attacks in three EU countries to the same group",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/lithuanian-police-connect-starlink-arson-attacks-in-three-eu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/298977"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lithuanian police have connected a series of arson attacks on Starlink satellite equipment in Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Poland to the same group. The attackers in Lithuania and Bulgaria are believed to be two men in their early 20s who live in Germany and have dual citizenship. They were detained in Duisburg, Germany, on October 23 under European arrest warrants issued by Bulgaria. The suspects are accused of participating in an organized terrorist group and possibly have connections to Russia. In Poland, different perpetrators carried out the attack, but they are linked to the suspects in Lithuania and Bulgaria. Lithuanian prosecutors have formally named the detained men as suspects in a case involving the creation of and participation in a terrorist group. The attacks are suspected to be part of Russia's hybrid warfare operations aimed at disrupting European Starlink infrastructure, potentially affecting communications in Ukraine.",
  "summary": "Lithuanian law enforcement authorities have linked arson attacks targeting Starlink satellite equipment in Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Poland. Investigators believe the same two men carried out the attacks in Lithuania and Bulgaria, while the perpetrators in Poland were connected to them, Lithuanian police said on Oct. 29. Authorities suspect the detainees of participating in an organized terrorist…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}