VILNIUS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen people have been identified as suspects in Lithuania's investigation into a series of attempted terrorist attacks involving incendiary devices shipped through the DHL and DPD delivery networks, the country's prosecutor general said Tuesday.
One suspect has been detained in Estonia, and Lithuania is awaiting his extradition.
"Sixteen people have been named as suspects so far, nine of them have been authorized for arrest by court order," Prosecutor General Nida Grunskiene told reporters on Tuesday, adding that the suspect held in Estonia should be transferred to Lithuania "soon."
In September, Lithuanian authorities announced they had uncovered a group that had organized and planned four terrorist attacks in different European countries.
According to investigators, the suspects used DHL and DPD shipping services to send four parcels containing homemade explosive-incendiary devices from Vilnius to destinations across Europe.
Two packages shipped via DHL ignited last July - one at Leipzig Airport before cargo loading and another at a company warehouse in Birmingham, England. Of the two sent via DPD, one ignited in a company truck in Poland, while the second failed to explode after its detonator burned out. ■