– During the crime scene investigations that were carried out at the location in the Baltic Sea, extensive seizures were made and the area has been carefully documented. Analyzes that have now been carried out show traces of explosives on several of the foreign bodies that were found, states prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist in a press release. Ljungqvist is leading the ongoing preliminary investigation into the detonations at the gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2. On 26 September, leaks were discovered on the Nord Stream pipelines near Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, in partly Danish and partly Swedish waters. It was early estimated that it was no accident, and many quickly pointed out that it was sabotage. Now the Swedish public prosecutor describes the incident as gross sabotage. Ljungqvist says the investigation continues: – The advanced analysis work continues to be able to draw more secure conclusions about the incident, the prosecutor states in the press release. According to Swedish prosecutors, the preliminary investigation has been very complex and extensive. Russian authorities have accused Western countries of investigating the Nord Stream explosions in a way that blames Russia. The pipelines run between Russia and Germany.
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