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The Swedish Prosecutor's Office said in a press release on the same day that the sea around the leak of the Nord Stream pipeline near Sweden has been blocked for criminal investigation.
The Swedish Prosecutor's Office is cooperating with several agencies in the investigation.
The Swedish Coast Guard issued a press release on the evening of the 3rd saying that according to the requirements of the Swedish Prosecutor's Office, the Coast Guard has prohibited all forms of activities in the area of 5 nautical miles around the leak point of the "North Stream" pipeline, including prohibiting ships from entering and anchoring. Diving, fishing, and geophysical mapping are prohibited in the waters.
At present, a total of 4 leak points have been found on the "North Stream-1" and "North Stream-2" pipelines, which are located in the waters near Sweden and Denmark.
According to the press release of the Swedish Coast Guard on the 3rd, the bubbles gushing out of the sea at the "Nord Stream-1" leak point have not been observed, while the diameter of the bubbles on the sea surface of the "Nord Stream-2" leak point is still 15 to 20 inches in diameter. Meter.
According to a report by Swedish TV on September 27, the Swedish measurement station detected two strong underwater explosions in the waters where the "Nord Stream-1" and "Nord Stream-2" natural gas pipelines leaked the day before.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov told the media on September 29 that the leak of the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline "may be a national-level terrorist attack" that requires multinational cooperation to investigate.
The "North Stream-1" pipeline was completed in 2011, starting from Vyborg, Russia, and transporting gas to Germany via the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
The "Beixi-2" pipeline was completed last year, which is basically parallel to the main pipeline of "Beixi-1" and has not yet been put into use, but some natural gas is sealed in the pipeline.