Nord Stream: German authorities searched ship for explosives
08 March 2023 |
4:22 pm
German authorities searched a vessel suspected of involvement in Nord Stream pipeline explosions, the German Prosecutors Office said. German ministers warned against hasty conclusions about responsibility for the blasts.
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