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Nicholas Cecil

Timebomb fuses on oil tankers detonating explosions 'days or weeks' after they leave Russian ports

Oil tanker Eagle S anchors outside the Port of Kilpilahti near the city of Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland - (Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images)

Timebomb fuses are detonating mines on oil tankers days or weeks after they have left Russian ports, say maritime experts.

Underwater divers, possibly using small vessels to approach the huge ships, are suspected of using limpet mines, which attach magnetically to their targets.

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