Hungarian PM faces ‘false flag’ claims after Serbia says explosives found near pipeline
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Serbian authorities discovered explosives near the TurkStream pipeline, which carries Russian natural gas to Hungary, prompting an investigation and raising concerns about potential threats to critical infrastructure. Serbian President Vučić informed Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán about the discovery in northern Serbia, a week before Hungary's parliamentary elections. Orbán convened an emergency defense council meeting in response. The incident has sparked political scrutiny in Hungary, with opposition leader Péter Magyar suggesting it could be a "false flag" operation to influence the upcoming election. Magyar claims to have received warnings about a potential incident involving the pipeline, possibly with Serbian and Russian involvement.
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AI-ExtractedThe incident comes one week before Hungarians are due to cast their votes in a pivotal parliamentary election.
Viktor Orbán said he was informed by Serbia’s president of the discovery.
Vučić said the Serbian army and police had found two backpacks containing “two large packages of explosives with detonators”.
Serbia found “explosives of devastating power” near a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas to Hungary.
Péter Magyar said he had been warned that something might happen in Serbia around Easter, possibly involving a gas pipeline.
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