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Traces of explosives found at Nord Stream pipelines, confirming 'gross sabotage,' Sweden says
European officials had previously blamed Russia for the blasts, accusing the Kremlin of starting an energy war to damage international support for Ukraine.

The development confirms preliminary findings by Danish authorities in October that “powerful explosions” had caused damage to the Nord Stream pipelines.
Investigators found traces of explosives at the site of the damaged Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic sea, confirming that the pipelines had been subject to “gross sabotage,” the Swedish Security Service said Friday.
In a statement, Prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said that investigators had seized a number of “foreign objects” at the site of the pipeline, which showed traces of explosive residue after analysis.
The statement did not expand on how the explosives might have got there and said an investigation was ongoing.
The statement confirmed preliminary findings by Swedish and Danish authorities in October that “powerful explosions” had caused damage to the Nord Stream pipelines, referring to ruptures in the pipeline in Denmark’s exclusive economic zone.