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Poland, Denmark fear ‘sabotage’ over Russian gas pipeline leaks

Three separate leaks have been detected along the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines [File: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA]

European Union member states are racing to investigate sudden and unexplained leaks in two Russian gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea, infrastructure at the heart of an energy stand-off between Moscow and the bloc.

Sweden’s Maritime Authority issued a warning on Tuesday about two leaks in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, the day after a leak on the nearby Nord Stream 2 pipeline was discovered, prompting Denmark to restrict shipping and impose a small no-fly zone. Both were in an area northeast of the Danish island Bornholm.

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