US EditionExplosives 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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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.
In Serbia, two backpacks containing explosives were found on Sunday near a gas pipeline leading to Hungary, among other countries. The pipeline carries Russian gas. The discovery is sensitive just before the Hungarian elections next Sunday.
The case received wide publicity in Hungary, with Viktor Orban and government officials speaking of an attempt to destabilize the country.
He was found on the border with Serbia and the opposition leader accuses Orbán of having manufactured the case to influence the vote of April 12
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