The explosions that hit the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September, built to transport Russian gas to Europe, are part of sabotage. This was announced on Friday by the prosecutor in charge of the preliminary investigation carried out in Sweden.
“The analyzes that have been carried out show remnants of explosives on several of the foreign objects discovered,” prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said in a statement. “The continuation of the preliminary investigation will be able to show if someone can be prosecuted for a crime,” added the prosecution.
At the end of September, four huge gas leaks had been detected on gas pipelines linking Russia to Germany, all in international waters. Two are, however, in the Swedish economic zone and two in that of Denmark.
Preliminary underwater inspections had reinforced suspicions of sabotage, as the leaks had been preceded by explosions, according to investigators.
Development follows.
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