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Germany 'searched ship' over Nord Stream blast

Gas bubbles from the Nord Stream 2 leak reaching the surface of the Baltic Sea show a disturbance of well over one kilometre in diameter off Bornholm, Denmark, on Sept 27 last year. (Photo: Danish Defence Command via AFP)

BERLIN: German investigators probing the Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts searched a ship suspected of having transported explosives used in the incident, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Confirmation of the searches that took place from Jan 18 to 20 came after a report in the New York Times said US officials had seen new intelligence indicating that a "pro-Ukrainian group" was responsible for the sabotage.

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