COUNTER-terrorism police are investigating whether Russian spies planted a bomb on a plane to Britain, a report claims.
The package later caught fire while at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham with the blaze dealt to by local fire services.
Cops are now investigating whether Russia was behind the fire after the Guardian and German broadcasters investigated.
The head of the German domestic intelligence agency said if it had exploded on the plane it could have brought it down.
A Metropolitan police counter-terrorism spokesperson said: “We can confirm that officers from counter-terrorism policing are investigating an incident at a commercial premises in Midpoint Way, Minworth.
“On Monday 22 July, a package at the location caught alight. It was dealt with by staff and the local fire brigade at the time and there were no reports of any injuries or significant damage caused.”
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