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Nord Stream pipeline leaks: What happened, what’s the impact?

A gas leak in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor in Bornholm, Denmark [Danish Defence Command/Forsvaret Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters]

Sudden and unexplained gas leaks detected in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines from Russia to Germany have prompted investigations by European countries into the cause amid fear of possible sabotage.

Denmark’s armed forces on Tuesday released video showing bubbles rushing to the surface of the Baltic Sea above the pipelines, and said the largest gas leak had caused surface disturbances of well over one kilometre in diameter.

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