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Nord Stream blasts could have been ‘false flag’ attack, says Germany

Claim made as German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urge caution on reaching premature conclusions

Blast site: Gas bubbles from the Nord Stream 2 leak reaching surface of the Baltic Sea near Bornholm, Denmark, last September.
Blast site: Gas bubbles from the Nord Stream 2 leak reaching surface of the Baltic Sea near Bornholm, Denmark, last September.Photo: DANISH DEFENCE COMMAND/REUTERS/SCANPIX
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Published 8 March 2023, 14:44Updated 8 March 2023, 14:57
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