Three Latvian citizens remanded in custody over arson at Estonian defence firm
Estonia's Internal Security Service says all three suspects detained over the deliberate arson at defence technology company Milrem Robotics have been placed in custody, and all three are Latvian citizens.
Estonia's Internal Security Service (KAPO) has announced that all three people detained on suspicion of deliberately setting fire to a building belonging to defence technology company Milrem Robotics have now been remanded in custody. All three suspects are citizens of Latvia.
According to the agency, the crime took place during the night of August 15. A criminal case over the incident was opened the following day, on August 16.
Milrem Robotics is a known Estonian company that develops defence technologies, including unmanned military systems. The source report does not specify further details about how the fire was started or what damage resulted.
No information about the suspects' possible motives or any links to other individuals or organizations was provided in the source report. The investigation is being continued by Estonia's Internal Security Service.
