It comes as another package suspiciously caught fire at a DHL facility in Leipzig, Germany, while other incidents involving fires suspected to have been started by Russian spies were identified across Europe this year.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “We can confirm that officers from counterterrorism 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.”
The spokesperson added officers were liaising with other European law enforcement partners “to identify whether this may or may not be connected to any other similar-type incidents across Europe”.
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