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Germany to Deploy Special Police Force Near Gas Infrastructure in Northern Seas

© AP Photo / Daniel RolandSnipers of German special police. Saarbruecken, Germany (File)
Snipers of German special police. Saarbruecken, Germany (File) - Sputnik International, 1920, 11.10.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The German Ministry of the Interior will deploy a permanent detachment of its GSG 9 special police force to defend critical gas infrastructure in the Baltic and North seas, a German newspaper reported on Friday, citing sources.
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser made the decision to deploy a unit of GSG 9, which specializes in counterterrorist operations, due to security risks which transpired following the attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, according to the report. The German police and defense forces have recently spotted "dozens" of Russian boats mapping German pipelines and other offshore infrastructure in the North and Baltic seas, the report alleged.
The new unit, equipped with speedboats and divers, will be deployed in Germany's northernmost state of Schleswig-Holstein to ensure their ability to quickly respond to security risks on the sea, the newspaper said.
Piping systems and shut-off valves are pictured at the gas receiving station of the Nord Stream Baltic Sea pipeline, in Lubmin, Germany. - Sputnik International, 1920, 02.09.2024
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The Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, built to deliver gas under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Europe, were hit by explosions on September 26, 2022. Germany, Denmark and Sweden have not ruled out deliberate sabotage. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office opened an investigation into it as an act of international terrorism. Russia has repeatedly requested data on other countries' investigations into the explosions, but never received it, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
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