Report: Swedish coast guard detects fourth Nord Stream leak

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, Sep 29 (PRIME) -- Sweden's coast guard discovered a fourth leak at the Nord Stream gas pipeline system on Tuesday, Reuters reported late on Wednesday citing the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.

The Sky News TV channel reported, citing a source in the British Ministry of Defence, the British authorities believe the incidents could have been caused by an attack using underwater explosive devices that were remotely detonated.

The source also dismissed speculation that a Russian submarine could have planted explosive devices because the Baltic Sea is not very deep, making it difficult to conduct such an undersea mission without detection, the TV channel reported.

A high-ranking Pentagon representative told reporters that the U.S. was not involved in the Nord Stream incidents. The Russian embassy in Washington said that Russia insists on a comprehensive and objective investigation into the circumstances of the situation.

On Monday, pressure drops and gas leaks were detected in a thread of Nord Stream 2 and in both threads of Nord Stream in the Swedish and Danish waters. Germany, Sweden and Denmark did not rule out an attack on the pipelines.

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