The remains of explosives were found at the scene, a Swedish prosecutor said
The explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream gas pipelines were the result of sabotageresearchers in Sweden reported today.
Remnants of explosives were found at the scenesaid a Swedish prosecutor.
These findings, near pipeline damage, they confirmed that sabotage had taken placethey stated.
The Swedish and Danish authorities are investigating four holes in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelineswhich connect Russia and Germany across the Baltic Sea and have become a flashpoint in the Ukraine crisis.
The attacks on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines had targeted the Kremlin, which in turn blamed the West.
Both the Nord Stream I and 2 pipelines, built to carry Russian gas to Germany, were damaged in the Baltic Sea.
The Swedish Security Service had said that underwater explosions in September caused extensive damage to pipelines in international waters off Sweden and Denmark.
The pipelines ruptured, sending large amounts of methane gas into the air.
On Friday, the Swedish Public Prosecutor’s Office said: “Analysis that has now been done shows traces of explosives on several of the items discovered».
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