Event 796

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The article provides direct statements from Lithuanian prosecutors about the classification of the event, the Russian link, and the referral for trial as a terrorist act. Visual evidence supports the textual claims.",
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Lithuanian prosecutors have referred the May 2023 Ikea store fire in Vilnius to court as a terrorist attack, with an alleged link to Russia.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-03-17T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Lithuanian prosecutors consider the fire at the Ikea store in Vilnius last May to be a terrorist attack as they have referred the case to court.",
    "Lithuanian authorities suspect the attack at the furniture store was perpetrated by an individual acting on behalf of Russia.",
    "Prosecutors say the fire is linked to Russia and will be prosecuted as a terrorist act.",
    "One person was detained in connection to the incident.",
    "The attack is being considered in the context of hybrid threats from Russia."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Lithuanian prosecutors consider the fire at the Ikea store in Vilnius last May to be a terrorist attack as they have referred the case to court.",
    "Lithuanian authorities suspect the attack at the furniture store was perpetrated by an individual acting on behalf of Russia.",
    "Prosecutors say the fire is linked to Russia and will be prosecuted as a terrorist act."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2513735/vilnius-ikea-fire-linked-to-russia-to-be-tried-as-terror-act-lithuanian-prosecutors"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Lithuanian prosecutors consider the fire at the Ikea store in Vilnius last May to be a terrorist attack as they have referred the case to court.",
            "Lithuanian authorities suspect the attack at the furniture store was perpetrated by an individual acting on behalf of Russia.",
            "Prosecutors say the fire is linked to Russia and will be prosecuted as a terrorist act.",
            "One person was detained in connection to the incident.",
            "The attack is being considered in the context of hybrid threats from Russia."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LT"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "??Lithuanian IKEA fire linked to ??Russia to be tried as terror act",
  "headline": "Vilnius Ikea fire linked to Russia, to be tried as terror act – Lithuanian prosecutors",
  "location_text": "Ikea store, Vilnius",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_796_1763938707_5096c7da.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Lithuanian IKEA fire linked to ??Russia to be tried as terror act",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2513735/vilnius-ikea-fire-linked-to-russia-to-be-tried-as-terror-act-lithuanian-prosecutors"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Lithuanian prosecutors are treating the 2023 Ikea fire in Vilnius as a terrorist act with suspected Russian involvement.",
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2513735/vilnius-ikea-fire-linked-to-russia-to-be-tried-as-terror-act-lithuanian-prosecutors"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LT",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "17-Mar-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2513735/vilnius-ikea-fire-linked-to-russia-to-be-tried-as-terror-act-lithuanian-prosecutors",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "??Lithuanian IKEA fire linked to ??Russia to be tried as terror act",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??Lithuanian IKEA fire linked to ??Russia to be tried as terror act",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}