Discovered explosive disrupts train services in Lithuania

Energy & Infrastructure AttacksCritical Infrastructure SabotageTransport hubs (rail, airports)

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Summary

An explosive device found near a railway bridge in Jonava, Lithuania, on April 25, 2024, temporarily disrupted train services; the device was destroyed and services resumed by 13:20.

On the morning of April 25, 2024, during excavation works near a railway bridge on Taurostos Street in Jonava, Lithuania, officials discovered a suspicious explosive device around 10:25. This discovery led to the temporary suspension of train services around noon on the major Vilnius-Klaipėda and Kaunas-Šiauliai routes. Authorities introduced Plan Shield as a precaution. By approximately 13:20, Lithuanian Railways announced that the explosive had been safely destroyed on site and train traffic resumed, allowing passengers to continue their journeys. The incident was confirmed by the Kaunas County Chief Police Commissariat spokeswoman Rūta Struzeckytė. The disruption was short-lived but significant given the safety implications at a key rail bridge in central Lithuania.

Classification

Confidence: High

The event involves discovery of an explosive device near a critical railway infrastructure in Lithuania, a NATO member. The device caused temporary disruption of train services and was destroyed by authorities, indicating hostile sabotage attempt. No defensive preparatory measures were described.

Source URL

https://lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2259220/discovered-explosive-disrupts-trains-services-in-lithuania

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: csv-import
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 9, 2026, 00:43 UTC
Event time: Apr 25, 2024, 10:25 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "incident_type": "Transport hubs (rail, airports)",
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "source_reliability": "A",
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  "event_time_utc": "2024-04-25T10:25:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": "2024-04-25T13:20:00.000Z",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: LowSingle sourceTime: Within 1 hourLocation: Exact

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Apr 25, 2024, 10:25 UTC

End time

Apr 25, 2024, 13:20 UTC

Event time confidence

pm1h

Location

Taurostos Street near railway bridge, Jonava, Lithuania

Country

Lithuania

Tags

Lithuania, explosive device, railway disruption, infrastructure sabotage, train services, Jonava, Kaunas County Police, Lithuanian Railways, Plan Shield

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