Nord Stream pipeline explosions were caused by an act of sabotage

The pipelines North Stream were detonated with a “coarse” Act of sabotage. The Swedish authorities have in fact found traces of explosive on several “foreign objects”retrieved from the website ofattack, on the bottom of the Baltic Sea. According to US, German and British intelligence, Russia is the main suspect in the sabotage.

In September 2022 the pipelines of the famous Nord Streams 1 and 2, which transported gas from Russia to Europe, were affected by four serious losseswhich have begun to pour into the Baltic Sea, within the exclusive economic zones of the Sweden and of Denmark. Shortly before the leaks were reported, the seismological services of both countries recorded shook in the gas pipeline area, very similar to those caused by an earthquake. Today we know that these were explosions.

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Based on photos published by the Swedish newspaper Expressenwhatever hit Nord Stream 1 destroyed one section of about 50 meters of length. Just a large amount of TNTexperts talk about hundreds of kilos, may have caused such serious damage to pipelines composed of a layer of 4 centimeters of steel, coated with another 10 centimeters of concrete. However, it is not known how this explosive was delivered on the pipelines.

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According to US, German and British intelligence, the responsibility would be the Russiawho would have devised the attack in retaliation towards the sanctions imposed by the West following the invasion of Ukraine. Furthermore, as reported by the Cnn, some Russian submarines and warships they would have been in the affected area at the time of the explosions. Moscow has denied any involvement, instead pointing its finger at it Londonwho denied the charges against the sender.

However, no evidence has been found to support these allegations yet, but Mats LjungqvistSwedish Chief Prosecutor, ha declared that the investigation will continue until more reliable conclusions are reached and any suspects are identified.