Explosives found near pipeline in Serbia probably ‘Russian provocation’, says expert
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from World news | The Guardian on (#74W2G)
Former Ukrainian major general says 4kg of material was most likely an attempt to influence Hungary's election
The amount of explosives discovered in Serbia last week would not have been enough to destroy the Balkan Stream gas pipeline, prompting an expert to conclude it was probably a Russian intelligence plot aimed at influencing Hungary's impending election.
A former Ukrainian major general and a munitions specialist told the Guardian calculations made by his company showed the 4kg of explosives recovered by Serbia's military security agency in Kanjia could not have seriously ruptured the pipe.
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