Man wanted in Lithuania over planned terror attack detained in Colombia

VILNIUS - A man suspected of attempting to carry out an attack on the premises of a company providing support to Ukraine in the northern city of Siauliai and wanted by Lithuanian authorities has been detained in Colombia, local police reported on Tuesday.

"The terrorist who collected intelligence on drones destined for Ukraine has been arrested," Carlos Fernando Triana Beltran, head of Colombia's National Police, announced on X.

Gonzalo de Jesus Ramos Santos, a Colombian national, was arrested in the north-western Colombian city of Barranquilla.

According to the head of Colombia's National Police, the arrested suspect planned "to carry out terrorist acts in Europe by setting fire to facilities".

He was also allegedly spying within a company that was sending unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine with the aim of causing harm.

Lithuania's public broadcaster LRT was the first to report the man's arrest.

As BNS reported earlier, an attempt to set fire to military aid meant for Ukraine was made in Siauliai last year, and three people were detained after suspects were identified.

The prosecution service said earlier that two Spanish citizens had been detained in connection with the suspected terrorist act in Siauliai. Media reports suggested that the Spaniards may have been recruited by Russian intelligence services.