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The Guardian - UK
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Ashifa Kassam in Budapest and agencies

Hungarian PM faces ‘false flag’ claims after Serbia says explosives found near pipeline

Armed police officers stand guard by a vehicle parked on a road
Police officers block a road near Kanjiža in Serbia, after explosives were reported to have been found near the TurkStream pipeline. Photograph: Ministry Of Defence Republic Of Serbia/EPA

Serbia has said it found “explosives of devastating power” near a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas to Hungary and beyond, sparking claims by Hungary’s leading opposition candidate of a possible “false flag” operation aimed at influencing the country’s elections.

On Sunday, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said he had been informed by Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vučić, of the discovery near an extension of the TurkStream pipeline, which transports Russian gas through the Balkans to central and eastern Europe.

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