“A package at the location caught alight,” according to a police spokesperson, and it was “dealt with by staff and the local fire brigade at the time.”
They went on to say: “Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command are leading the investigation with assistance from colleagues from Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands due to the specific circumstances and the specialized capability and expertise in investigating such matters.”
Officers are communicating with other European law enforcement partners as part of our investigation to determine whether or not this is related to any other occurrences of this nature that may have occurred throughout Europe.
At the incident in Minworth, Birmingham, on July 22, the local fire department put out the fire and no one was hurt, according to cops.
As far as News is aware, the authorities are looking into whether Russia was involved in the event.
There have been no arrests.
It comes as German investigators look into a number of fires at a Leipzig warehouse earlier this year that may have been started by incendiary devices concealed inside packages.
In August, authorities alerted companies to the possibility of “dangerous parcels” in circulation.
