‘Catastrophic’ Transformer Fire Closes Heathrow Airport, Global Travel Disrupted, Sabotage Question Immediately Raised
One of the world’s busiest airports is shut for an unprecedented full working day, disrupting air travel worldwide.

One of the world’s busiest airports is shut for an unprecedented full working day, disrupting air travel worldwide.
Inquiry into latest possible attack in a string of recent incidents over undersea cables that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage.
A Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship that authorities initially suspected may have been involved in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland has been released.
Swedish and Latvian authorities investigate alleged sabotage in the Baltic which Bulgarian operator insists was a simple accident.
Police are investigating suspected sabotage after persons unknown attempted to access the water treatment plant at a German NATO airbase.
For the West, the incidents are a test of resolve in the face of what are believed to be widespread sabotage attacks linked to Moscow.
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Investigation into damage to power cable and data cables found anchor drag mark on seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel.
Russian-linked ‘dark fleet’ ship suspected of cutting cables on Christmas Day may have been also moonlighting as a signals intelligence ship.
A major electricity interconnector unexpectedly went offline on Christmas day, with officials saying they are not ruling out sabotage.
Sweden said China had denied a request for prosecutors to conduct an investigation on a Chinese ship linked to two severed Baltic Sea cables.
A Chinese ship linked to the recent severing of two undersea cables and anchored off Denmark’s coast since November 19, departed Saturday, Sweden’s coast guard said.
Russia said it has arrested a dual Russian-German citizen accused of planning to blow up railways on orders from Ukrainian intelligence.
Whether sabotage or accident, suspicion immediately fell on the much-discussed Russian-backed sabotage against European infrastructure.
A group of European nations issue strongly worded statement on ‘systemic attacks’ by the Russian Federation against supporters of Ukraine.
Users of public Wi-Fi at major British railway stations told “Islamisation of Europe is already happening, and it’s getting worse each day”.
Key eastern city without drinking water or gas for cooking and heating, as the Russian’s attritional slog across the Donetsk continues.
Finger of blame pointed at Russia after two military bases had suspected incursion incidents, with drinking water apparently targeted.
Germany issues first arrest warrant over bombing of the gas pipelines from Russia to Europe, saying it is seeking a Ukrainian citizen.
French government making clear it believes the “ultra-left” is responsible for taking out the railway lines leading into Paris last week.
French railway firm SNCF said it has made progress in restoring high-speed train services after acts of sabotage disrupted three major lines.
Sustained Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid have forced leaders of the war-ravaged country to institute nationwide rolling blackouts.
By taking out the power, the Kremlin aims to rob Ukrainian manufacturing of its energy, especially military plants, and crush public morale.
A Chinese container ship remains the prime suspect in causing damage last year to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline between NATO members.
Two German-Russian dual citizens accused of membership of a pro-Kremlin terrorist organisation and planning bombings have been arrested.
Russia appears to be stepping up its campaign to deprive Ukraine of electricity, totally destroying a large power plant.
A left-wing extremist group claimed responsibility for sabotaging a Tesla factory outside of Berlin, forcing a shut down of production.
14 spies including alleged ‘Ukrainian refugees’ have been sentenced in Poland over a plot to sabotage a train carrying weapons to Ukraine.
Fires hit railway infrastructure in Hamburg overnight, causing widespread disruption. Police suspect a political motivation.
Russia is attempting to claim a victory over Ukraine after it was embarrassed by a series of explosions destroying supply trains.
The Ukrainian government has insisted they had nothing to do with an attack that blew up part of the Russo-German Nord Stream gas pipelines.
Two fibre optic cables have been severed in the last week, disrupting phone networks and internet data, fuelling speculation of sabotage.
Swedish authorities have reported a new fourth alleged leak as some fear that the damage to the pipelines may be beyond repair.
European governments have claimed the damage to Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines was likely caused by deliberate sabotage.
Prosecutors identified far-left extremists as likely suspects in the sabotage of an electrical line that was damaged by arson last month.
Police have launched an investigation into coordinated attacks on infrastructure leaving several cities with internet outages on Wednesday.
French far-left extremists are potential suspects in the sabotage of power lines that saw over 5,000 people go without power on Tuesday.
French anti-terror police arrested six people, including a school principal, alleged to be far-left extremists, in connection with the sabotage of a communications tower.
Far-left anarchists have taken credit for arson attacks on internet equipment in the latest act of infrastructure sabotage by extremists.