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Explosives found near Serbia-Hungary gas pipeline, leaders say
The devices were defused and investigators are still seeking a suspect, while Hungary’s leaders called emergency security meetings ahead of a close election.
- On Sunday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic informed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that explosives were discovered near the TurkStream pipeline in Serbia, prompting Orban to convene an emergency meeting of the National Defence Council.
- Hungary relies on TurkStream for critical Russian gas imports, while Orban's Fidesz party faces a difficult re-election campaign as polls show them trailing ahead of next Sunday's vote.
- Security expert Andras Racz warned on April 2 that a "fake attack" could be staged in Serbia, and former counter-intelligence officer Peter Buda claimed to have "solid preliminary information" about the operation.
- Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto accused Ukraine of attempting an energy blockade, while opposition leader Peter Magyar dismissed the incident as "panic-mongering" orchestrated by "Russian advisers."
- Serbian authorities are expected to release initial investigation results on Monday, with national elections scheduled for next Sunday potentially influenced by findings in the critical days ahead.
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Hungary hints at Ukraine’s role in Serbia pipeline explosives find; Kyiv denies
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry rejected any suggestion that Kyiv was behind the discovery of explosives near the TurkStream pipeline in Serbia. Spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said Ukraine had no involvement in the incident and called it a Russian false-flag operation carried out as part of Moscow’s broader interference in Hungary’s elections.
Backpacks containing explosives were found on Sunday 5 April in Kanjiza, northern Serbia, near the Balkan Stream pipeline route, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Sunday. This gas pipeline supplies Russian gas to Serbia and neighbouring Hungary. The Hungarian opposition is concerned about a possible operation to disrupt the parliamentary elections scheduled for 12 April.
Earlier Sunday, Hungary's Orbán and Serbia's Vučić announced that explosives had been found at a gas pipeline.
Shortly before the parliamentary election in Hungary an explosives found on a pipeline in Serbia causes a stir. Budapest directs the suspicion of Kiev. The Hungarian opposition suspects a staging for electoral reasons.
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