Sweden blocks off Nord Stream area for investigation

APD NEWS

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Swedish prosecutors said Monday that they had decided to block off the area around the Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea while the suspected sabotage is being investigated.

In order to further the investigation into "aggravated sabotage," the prosecutor in charge had decided "to block off the area in order to do a crime scene investigation," the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement.

(CGTN)