Video shows massive gas leak from German pipeline

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Video shows massive gas leak from German pipeline

A video released by Denmark on Tuesday showed gas bubbles rushing to the Baltic Sea above the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines.

What Happened: The Danish army's video showed that the largest gas leak had caused surface disturbance of well over a kilometer in diameter. It noted that Nord Stream 1 has two leaks northeast of Bornholm, and Nord Stream 2 has one leak south of Dueodde.

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Denmark said its Defence F-16 interceptor response unit discovered the leaks.

Europe was investigating the cause of damage after Sweden, Denmark and Germany claimed it was an act of sabotage, according to Reuters.

The German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said the leaks were due to targeted attacks on the infrastructure and were not caused by natural occurrences or events or material fatigue.

European natural gas benchmark futures went up by 22% on Wednesday, the most in three weeks after Russian Gazprom warned Ukraine's Naftogaz that new arbitrations over payments could lead to Russian sanctions against it, Bloomberg reported.