A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday near the Lithuanian capital’s airport, killing one crew member, with Germany raising the possibility of outside involvement in the disaster.
While authorities stopped short of linking the tragedy to a recent series of sabotage cases, Lithuanian officials have in past weeks probed alleged acts of incendiary devices being planted on cargo planes.
The plane, which had arrived from the German city of Leipzig, crashed about one kilometre (0.6 miles) from Vilnius airport having hit several buildings as it skidded several hundred metres, according to the police and the DHL logistics company.
Images from the crash site showed debris from the plane and packages on fire scattered across a residential area cordoned off by the emergency services.
“So far, there are no signs or evidence suggesting this was sabotage or a terrorist act,” Defence Minister Laurynas Kasciunas told reporters, adding the probe to establish the …