BERLIN — Germany will form a joint
investigation unit with Denmark and Sweden to probe the apparent “sabotage”
against the underwater Nord Stream pipelines from Russia, Interior Minister
Nancy Faeser said Saturday.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had said Friday that
Berlin would “support the joint investigation” of the incident with Denmark and
Sweden, in a video call with counterparts from both countries.
Faeser told the weekly Bild am Sonntag newspaper
that she had agreed with her fellow interior ministers that the work would be
con-ducted by a “joint investigation team under EU law” with staff from the
three countries.
“All indications point to an act of sabotage against
the North Stream pipelines,” she was quoted as saying.
She added the team would bring in expertise from
“the navy, police and intelligence services”.
Authorities are practicing “increased vigilance” to
protect
Germany’s energy infrastructure but said there were “no concrete threat
indications for German sites — as of now”.
Faeser had told the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Friday that German police were patrolling the North and Baltic Seas with “all
available forces” following the explosions, in cooperation with neighboring
countries.
The Nord Stream pipelines, where flows have been
halted since the end of August, were key arteries for the delivery of natural
gas directly from Russia to Germany.
The source of the explosions has remained a mystery,
however, with both Moscow and Washington denying responsibility.
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