Europe 1 with AFP 08:06, September 29, 2022

Nord Stream gas pipelines deep in the Baltic Sea are hit by huge leaks, after what appears to be sabotage.

A fourth leak has been identified in the Baltic Sea above the gas pipelines, we learned from the Swedish coastguard on Thursday.

A fourth leak has been identified in the Baltic Sea above the Nord Stream gas pipelines targeted by suspected sabotage, we learned from the Swedish coastguard on Thursday.

"There are two leaks on the Swedish side and two leaks on the Danish side," an official from the Swedish authority told AFP, adding that the two leaks on the Swedish side are "close to each other".

So far the authorities of the two countries had reported a leak on the Swedish side and two leaks on the Danish side. 

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