Hungary alleges plot to blow up gas pipeline ahead of election
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban convened an emergency meeting after explosives were discovered near the TurkStream pipeline in Serbia, which transports Russian gas to Hungary. The discovery, about 20km from the Hungarian border, was reported by Serbian President Alexander Vucic. The incident occurs ahead of Hungarian elections next Sunday, where Orban's party is trailing in polls. Opposition leader Peter Magyar accused Orban of "panic-mongering," while security experts have suggested the possibility of a staged operation to influence the election. Orban, an ally of Vladimir Putin, has resisted EU calls to abandon Russian energy imports, and his party has campaigned on maintaining low energy prices through Russian gas.
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AI-ExtractedHungary receives between five and eight billion cubic metres of Russian gas a year through the TurkStream pipeline.
Opposition leader Peter Magyar accused Orban of 'panic-mongering' orchestrated by 'Russian advisers'.
Two rucksacks full of explosives and detonators were found by the Serbian army.
Orban alleges that a 'Kyiv-Brussels-Berlin' axis is conspiring to stop Hungary getting cheap Russian fuel.
Explosives were found near a pipeline that transports Russian gas to Hungary.
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