The Swedish Security Service found detonations to be the cause of the leaks in the critical undersea Nord Stream gas line connecting Russia and Germany.
There is a gas leak at the Sea in Sweden.
The Swedish Security Service said in a press release that detonations near theNord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines resulted in "extensive damage"
The suspicions of gross sabotage have been strengthened by the agency's findings.
A security cordon around the area has been lifted after investigators took some materials from the site.
The agency will try to determine if anyone can be suspected of committing the crime.
Multiple leaks were reported on the criticalNord Stream 1 andNord Stream 2. NATO and the European Union have both said that they believe the leaks were an act of sabotage and that there would be a united response. The leaks were a deliberate act of sabotage by the Russians according to Biden. The incident was called an act of state sponsored terrorism by the Kremlin. Russia had stopped all supplies through theNord Stream 1 due to maintenance issues caused by Western sanctions against Russia. Germany halted the approval ofNord Stream 2 in February due to Russia's deployment of troops along the Ukrainian border.
Russian state-controlled TV is trying to convince the public that the Biden administration is behind the alleged sabotage. Tucker Carlson, host of Fox News, said on his show that Russia wouldn't benefit from such sabotage. Carlson said that it would be consistent with what they do if the Biden administration was behind the destruction of the pipeline. The conspiracy theory has been boosted by other right-wing commentators.
Detonation is believed to be the cause of the leaks in theNord Stream.
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