DHL Cargo Plane Crashes Into House in Lithuania
NewsweekNOV 2024
One Dead, Three Injured in Lithuania Cargo Jet Crash
Above: Cargo is offloaded from an aircraft operated by DHL at Sydney Airport on Aug. 27, 2024. Image copyright: Brent Lewin/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Russia narrative
It's too early to determine the cause of this crash, and it was likely due to human error. There's no indication that the flight was sabotaged. The tragic truth is that this was probably a result of human exhaustion and miscommunication, or perhaps a technical issue.
Anti-Russia narrative
Russia has become increasingly antagonistic and even more brazen in its attacks. Recent threats at a DHL warehouse in Germany were likely tests by Russia to practice for future terrorist intentions. It's entirely possible that this crash was the result of Russian sabotage.