{
  "id": 1902637,
  "title": "Nord Stream: Second suspect arrested over pipeline blasts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nord-stream-second-suspect-arrested-over-pipeline-blasts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:38:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/nord-stream-second-suspect-arrested-over-pipeline-blasts/a-78427413?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "German prosecutors have announced the arrest of a second suspect in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions, according to sources. The Ukrainian national, Vladimir Z., was apprehended in Pula, Croatia, on the authority of a European arrest warrant, according to prosecutors. The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office highlighted that the detainee, a trained scuba diver, is strongly suspected of jointly orchestrating the blasts.\n\nPreviously, another Ukrainian national was arrested in Italy in 2023, as reported. The Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, intended for transporting Russian gas to Germany and other European nations, suffered significant damage from explosions in September 2022. Unserviceable following the blasts, the sabotage unfolded shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Germany suspects the sabotage was directed by unidentified Ukrainian state entities, though Kyiv has not acknowledged any role.",
  "summary": "German prosecutors said a Ukrainian suspect was arrested in Croatia.",
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        "title": "Nord Stream: Second suspect arrested over pipeline blasts",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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