– During the crime scene investigations that were carried out at the location in the Baltic Sea, extensive seizures were made. The area is carefully documented. “Analyses that have 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, powerful explosions were recorded on the seabed in the Baltic Sea at measuring stations in Sweden and Denmark. At the same time, leaks were discovered from the Nord Stream pipeline near Bornholm, in partly Danish and partly Swedish waters. The gas flowed out from four holes in the pipeline, which runs between Russia and Germany. Swedish and Danish investigators quickly established that it was probably no accident. Now the Swedish public prosecutor describes the incident as gross sabotage. Investigations continue The investigation continues, with the aim, among other things, of finding out who may be behind it. – The advanced analysis work continues to be able to draw safer conclusions about the incident, Mats Ljungqvist states in the press release. According to the Swedish public prosecutor’s office, the preliminary investigation has been very complex and extensive. Several countries are involved, but the Swedes praise the cooperation. Russian authorities have accused Western countries of investigating the Nord Stream explosions in a way that blames Russia.
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