Traces of explosives were found in a yacht in the Nord Stream sabotage investigation, diplomats say
1 year, 5 months ago

Traces of explosives were found in a yacht in the Nord Stream sabotage investigation, diplomats say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Investigators found traces of subsea explosives in samples taken from a yacht that has been one aspect of a probe into the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea last year, European diplomats have told the United Nations Security Council. “All information to clarify the matter will be pursued during the continuing investigations.” The undersea explosions ruptured the Nord Stream 1 pipeline — which, until Russia cut off supplies at the end of August, was its main natural gas supply route to Germany. They also damaged the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which never entered service as Germany suspended its certification process shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

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Finland inspects Russia's 'shadow fleet' tanker suspected in Baltic cable sabotage: What are the developments so far?
1 week ago

Finland inspects Russia's 'shadow fleet' tanker suspected in Baltic cable sabotage: What are the developments so far?

Firstpost  

The Baltic Sea has seen multiple attacks on energy and communications infrastructure since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. AI-generated image via DALL-E Finnish authorities plan to inspect the Eagle S tanker, suspected of being part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” and involved in the December sabotage of an undersea power cable in the Baltic Sea, the country’s transport agency …

Germany says ‘sabotage’ presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Germany says ‘sabotage’ presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables

Al Jazeera  

European nations say Russia is increasingly deploying ‘hybrid activities’ against NATO and the EU but haven’t blamed Moscow yet for recent incidents. Germany says it assumes that damage caused to two telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea is an act of sabotage as European nations condemn the alleged Russian attacks on their “security architecture”. While Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans …

Russia says it holds evidence of US, UK role in Nord Stream blasts
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia says it holds evidence of US, UK role in Nord Stream blasts

China Daily  

Gas bubbles from the Nord Stream 2 leak reaching surface of the Baltic Sea in the area shows disturbance of well over one kilometer diameter near Bornholm, Denmark, Sept 27, 2022. MOSCOW -- Russia has evidence of the involvement of the United States and Britain in the explosions of the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova …

Russia’s Lavrov says ‘clear’ that US ordered 2022 Nord Stream blasts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia’s Lavrov says ‘clear’ that US ordered 2022 Nord Stream blasts

Al Jazeera  

Foreign minister doubles down on long-held Russian theory after reports that German prosecutors issued arrest warrant for Ukrainian man. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that it is “clear” that the United States ordered the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. His comment followed reports that German prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man …

Nord stream pipeline was sabotaged by a Ukrainian team? Ukraine calls shocking report 'absolute nonsense'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nord stream pipeline was sabotaged by a Ukrainian team? Ukraine calls shocking report 'absolute nonsense'

Hindustan Times  

A Wall Street Journal report has reignited controversy surrounding the Nord Stream pipeline explosion, claiming that a small team of Ukrainians was responsible for the attack. The explosive report blames Ukraine for Nordstream explosion The WSJ report alleges that the sabotage was carried out by a group of six individuals, including Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, who used a small sailing …

Ukrainian military officers came up with idea of blowing up Nord Stream pipeline 'during night of heavy boozing', ignored Zelensky's pleas not to go ahead, and set off blast that 'qualifies as attack
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainian military officers came up with idea of blowing up Nord Stream pipeline 'during night of heavy boozing', ignored Zelensky's pleas not to go ahead, and set off blast that 'qualifies as attack

Daily Mail  

Senior Ukrainian military officers hatched the daring plan to blow up Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines during 'a night of heavy boozing', an investigation has claimed. Gas bubbles from the Nord Stream 2 leak reaching surface of the Baltic Sea in the area shows a disturbance of well over one kilometre in diameter near Bornholm, Denmark, September 27, 2022 A …

Germany says Ukrainians sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany says Ukrainians sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines

China Daily  

This handout photo taken on September 28, 2022 from an aircraft of the Swedish Coast Guard shows the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, in the Swedish economic zone in the Baltic Sea. Investigators in Germany believe three Ukrainians sabotaged the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea in September …

Germany seeks arrest of Ukrainian diver for Nord Stream sabotage
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany seeks arrest of Ukrainian diver for Nord Stream sabotage

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian diving instructor Volodymyr Z is accused of being part of a team that blew up the gas pipelines. Germany has issued a European arrest warrant for a Ukrainian diving instructor over his alleged involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, according to German media. German investigators believe Volodymyr Z was a member of …

Denmark’s Nord Stream probe finds sabotage, not enough grounds for case
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Denmark’s Nord Stream probe finds sabotage, not enough grounds for case

Al Jazeera  

Police find deliberate sabotage responsible for 2022 blasts at Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines but not sufficient grounds to pursue criminal case. Denmark says it has closed its investigation into mysterious blasts that in 2022 damaged two pipelines built to carry Russian gas to Europe, with authorities concluding they were an act of sabotage but there were not …

Nord Stream: Sweden concludes investigation into mystery explosions
11 months ago

Nord Stream: Sweden concludes investigation into mystery explosions

The Independent  

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Sweden closes probe into Nord Stream pipeline blast
11 months ago

Sweden closes probe into Nord Stream pipeline blast

Al Jazeera  

The cause of the explosions on the gas route remains a point of sharp debate between Russia, Ukraine and the West. Sweden has said it has closed an investigation into the 2022 explosions that crippled Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines. The still unexplained explosions on Nord Steam’s 1 and 2 came as Europe struggled to wean itself off the huge volumes …

Russia ‘alarmed’ by reports of Ukraine’s role in Nord Stream attack
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia ‘alarmed’ by reports of Ukraine’s role in Nord Stream attack

Al Jazeera  

A Washington Post report says the Ukrainian military left President Zelenskyy in the dark about the operation. The Kremlin has expressed “alarm” over a report that senior Ukrainian military officials, acting without their president’s knowledge, coordinated an attack on Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipelines last year. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the report, published …

Finland police investigate undersea gas pipeline leak as possible sabotage
1 year, 2 months ago

Finland police investigate undersea gas pipeline leak as possible sabotage

The Independent  

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Nord Stream sabotage one year on: What to know about the attack
1 year, 3 months ago

Nord Stream sabotage one year on: What to know about the attack

Al Jazeera  

Investigators from Germany, Sweden and Denmark remain tight-lipped while speculation and theories abound. On September 26, 2022, several underwater blasts ruptured three of the four pipelines comprising Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, spewing vast amounts of gas into the Baltic Sea near Bornholm, Denmark. Russian energy giant Gazprom halted flows through Nord Stream 1, the main conduit for …

Nord Stream sabotage probe turns to clues inside Poland
1 year, 6 months ago

Nord Stream sabotage probe turns to clues inside Poland

The Hindu  

German investigators are examining evidence suggesting a sabotage team used Poland as an operating base to damage the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. German investigators have fully reconstructed the two-week voyage of the Andromeda, a 15-metre white pleasure yacht suspected of being involved in the sabotage of the pipelines …

Nord Stream sabotage probe turns to clues in Poland: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Nord Stream sabotage probe turns to clues in Poland: Report

Al Jazeera  

Investigators reconstructed the two-week voyage of a 15-metre yacht suspected of being involved in the gas pipeline sabotage, Wall Street Journal reports. Investigators in Germany are examining evidence suggesting a sabotage team used Poland as an operating base to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, the Wall Street Journal reported. The investigators reconstructed the two-week voyage …

US knew of Ukraine's plan to blow up Nord Stream gas pipeline three months before
1 year, 7 months ago

US knew of Ukraine's plan to blow up Nord Stream gas pipeline three months before

Firstpost  

The United States knew Ukraine’s plan of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipeline three months before the explosion on 26 September, 2022. According to a report by The Washington Post, an unnamed European intelligence agency told the CIA in June last year, four months after Russia invaded Ukraine, that a six-person team of Ukrainian special operations forces intended to …

Russia has ‘intent and ability’ to target underwater infrastructure
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia has ‘intent and ability’ to target underwater infrastructure

The Independent  

There is no doubt Russia has “the intent and the ability” to target the West’s underwater energy and communication lines, Ben Wallace said as he launched a security partnership with Norway. At a press conference alongside his Norwegian counterpart at the Northwood military base on Thursday, the Defence Secretary said Moscow has submarines and spy ships “specifically designed” to “potentially …

Nordic news outlets: Russian yachts, cargo ships spy at sea
1 year, 8 months ago

Nordic news outlets: Russian yachts, cargo ships spy at sea

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Russia is suspected of spying in the waters of the Baltic Sea and North Sea using civilian fishing trawlers, cargo ships and yachts, the public broadcasters of four Nordic countries said in a joint investigation published Wednesday. Asked to comment on the Nordic allegations that Russia was preparing to sabotage energy infrastructure, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during …

Is Russia planning to sabotage energy infrastructure in the North Sea?
1 year, 8 months ago

Is Russia planning to sabotage energy infrastructure in the North Sea?

Firstpost  

Public broadcasters in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland have accused Moscow of deploying a fleet masquerading as trawlers and research vessels in the North Sea to identify potential sabotage sites Russia is being accused of planning to sabotage infrastructure in the North Sea. Swillens at a news conference in February said a Russian ship was detected at an offshore wind …

UN Security Council rejects Russian demand to probe Nord Stream blasts
1 year, 9 months ago

UN Security Council rejects Russian demand to probe Nord Stream blasts

Firstpost  

United Nations: The UN Security Council on Monday rejected a Moscow-drafted resolution calling for an independent inquiry into the sabotage last year of the Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Germany. The resolution called for the creation of a commission to “conduct comprehensive, transparent and impartial international investigation of all aspects of the act of sabotage on the Nord …

Mystery object found on seabed could provide vital clue to who blew up Nord Stream pipeline
1 year, 9 months ago

Mystery object found on seabed could provide vital clue to who blew up Nord Stream pipeline

The Independent  

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A global mystery: What’s known about Nord Stream explosions
1 year, 9 months ago

A global mystery: What’s known about Nord Stream explosions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s a major international mystery with global consequences: Who was behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year in the Baltic Sea? The Biden administration waived sanctions against German entities involved in Nord Stream 2 after securing a pledge from Germany that it would allow backflows of gas into Ukraine and would act to …

Nord Stream blasts: Who was behind the explosions?
1 year, 10 months ago

Nord Stream blasts: Who was behind the explosions?

Firstpost  

Four leaks emerged on the two Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea off the coast of the Danish island of Bornholm at the end of September. Almost six months later, here is what we know about the explosions Berlin: Built to carry Russian gas to Germany, the Nord Stream pipelines have been mired in controversy even before Russia’s invasion …

Nord Stream sabotage 'not our activity': Ukraine Defence Minister
1 year, 10 months ago

Nord Stream sabotage 'not our activity': Ukraine Defence Minister

The Hindu  

The Ukrainian government was not involved in the sabotage last year of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, the country's defence minister said Wednesday. "This is not our activity," Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov told reporters in Stockholm ahead of a meeting with EU defence ministers, in response to a report in The New York Times on Tuesday …

New report suggests pro-Ukraine groups behind Nord Stream attacks
1 year, 10 months ago

New report suggests pro-Ukraine groups behind Nord Stream attacks

Al Jazeera  

New York Times says new intelligence reviewed by US officials suggests that opponents of Vladimir Putin were responsible for attacks on gas pipelines. New intelligence reviewed by officials in the United States suggests that a pro-Ukraine group attacked the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September last year, according to the New York Times. The new intelligence reviewed by US officials …

Ukrainian government denies involvement in Nord Stream pipelines sabotage
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukrainian government denies involvement in Nord Stream pipelines sabotage

CNN  

CNN — Ukraine has denied any involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines following a media report citing new intelligence that a “pro-Ukrainian group” may have been behind last year’s attack targeting Russia’s gas deliveries to Europe. “Although I enjoy collecting amusing conspiracy theories about government, I have to say: has nothing to do with the Baltic Sea …

Russia and West clash over probe of Nord Stream sabotage
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia and West clash over probe of Nord Stream sabotage

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Russia clashed with the United States and other Western nations Tuesday over the Kremlin’s call for a U.N. investigation of last September’s sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Western Europe. The United States, United Kingdom, France and others said authorities from the three countries are still investigating the pipeline attacks …

Russia demands UN investigation of Nord Stream explosions, saying it has no trust in Western nations
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia demands UN investigation of Nord Stream explosions, saying it has no trust in Western nations

ABC  

Russia has clashed with the United States and other Western nations over the Kremlin's call for a UN investigation of last September's sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Western Europe. Key points: The two pipelines were blown up in September, a month after Moscow shut off supply of gas to Germany An expert …

Russia calls UN meeting on Nord Stream pipeline ‘sabotage’
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia calls UN meeting on Nord Stream pipeline ‘sabotage’

Al Jazeera  

The attack is estimated to have released 778 million cubic metres of methane – the biggest burst of the potent greenhouse gas on record, raising new fears of the effect on the climate emergency. Russia called a Security Council meeting over the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines after circulating a resolution calling for an urgent UN investigation. Russia has …

Nord Stream blasts: EU brands Hersh’s investigation as 'speculation'
1 year, 10 months ago

Nord Stream blasts: EU brands Hersh’s investigation as 'speculation'

Firstpost  

“In light of the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, we have taken swift action to accelerate work in three priority areas: preparedness, response and international cooperation,” European Commission’s Press Officer Andrea Masini said Brussels: US journalist Seymour Hersh’s claim that the Nord Stream gas pipelines were blown up by the US with Norway’s support under the cover of …

Not a shred of Seymour Hersh’s report is true: US denies involvement in Nord Stream pipeline burst
1 year, 10 months ago

Not a shred of Seymour Hersh’s report is true: US denies involvement in Nord Stream pipeline burst

Firstpost  

Washington: “Not a shred” of Seymour Hersh’s report alleging the US involvement in the Nord Stream gas pipelines explosions is true, said White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. We will bring an end to it,” the US President said, adding, “I promise you, we will be able to do it.” Also Read: Russia wants UN probe into Nord …

Deep diving for truth: The Nord Stream pipeline destruction
1 year, 10 months ago

Deep diving for truth: The Nord Stream pipeline destruction

China Daily  

This handout photo released on September 27, 2022 and taken from an aircraft of the Swedish Coast Guard shows the release of gas emanating from a leak on a Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Swedish economic zone in the Baltic Sea, near the Danish island of Bornholm. A boxer who climbed into the ring and then started nonsensically punching …

As plot around Nord Stream sabotage thickens, West’s tussle with Russia over Ukraine war gets a new twist
1 year, 10 months ago

As plot around Nord Stream sabotage thickens, West’s tussle with Russia over Ukraine war gets a new twist

Firstpost  

Nord Stream pipeline sabotage incident has all the elements of an edgy suspense thriller. Blinken had called Europe’s end of dependence on Russian energy as a “tremendous opportunity” to undercut Vladimir Putin’s power and influence in the region, while reacting to the Nord pipeline incident. While the veracity of Hersh’s claim remains questionable because of its reliance on a single …

US planted explosives along Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 under Biden supervision, claims Seymour Hersh
1 year, 11 months ago

US planted explosives along Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 under Biden supervision, claims Seymour Hersh

Firstpost  

Nord Stream gas pipelines attack was carried out in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, claimed American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh New York: US Navy’s specialised diving team has carried out the explosions at the underwater Nord Stream pipelines which supply Russian gas to western European during a secret mission overseen by President Joe Biden. As …

Russian foreign ministry asks for answers from the US over ‘blowing up’ Nord Stream
1 year, 11 months ago

Russian foreign ministry asks for answers from the US over ‘blowing up’ Nord Stream

Firstpost  

Moscow: The Russian foreign ministry has sought for answers from the United States over its alleged role in exploding the undersea Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in September last year. Russia asks US’ comments on ‘facts’ Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called on the White House to comment on the “facts” that had been presented in the …

US has questions to answer over Nord Stream blasts, Russia says
1 year, 11 months ago

US has questions to answer over Nord Stream blasts, Russia says

Al Jazeera  

Comments by Russia’s foreign ministry come after a piece by American investigative reporter Seymour Hersh alleging the US military was behind the Nord Steam attacks. The United States has questions to answer over its alleged role in explosions that destroyed the undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, Russia’s foreign ministry says. Russia, without providing evidence, has repeatedly said NATO …

Traces of explosives found at Baltic Sea Nord Stream pipelines
2 years, 1 month ago

Traces of explosives found at Baltic Sea Nord Stream pipelines

ABC  

Traces of explosives have been found at the Baltic Sea site where natural gas pipelines were damaged in an act of "gross sabotage", according to a Swedish prosecutor. Key points: Investigators have not yet said who they suspect is behind the leaks Last month, Danish officials said the damage was caused by "powerful explosions" Fingers have been pointed at Russia, …

Traces of explosives found at Nord Stream pipelines, Sweden says
2 years, 1 month ago

Traces of explosives found at Nord Stream pipelines, Sweden says

Al Jazeera  

Swedish prosecutors confirm gas pipelines were sabotaged as probe continues in attempt to identify suspects. Investigators have found traces of explosives at the site of the damaged Nord Stream pipelines, confirming that gross sabotage had taken place, a Swedish prosecutor said on Friday. Swedish and Danish authorities are investigating four holes in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines which …

Russia considering ‘further steps’ over claim Britain behind Nord Stream pipeline blasts
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia considering ‘further steps’ over claim Britain behind Nord Stream pipeline blasts

The Independent  

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Russia accuses UK of ‘directing’ Nord Stream blasts
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia accuses UK of ‘directing’ Nord Stream blasts

Al Jazeera  

UK dismisses allegations as false, says they are aimed at diverting attention away from military failures in Ukraine. Russia has again accused the United Kingdom of carrying out attacks on the Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines, with Moscow saying it is considering what “further steps” to take over the alleged acts of sabotage. “Our intelligence services have data indicating that …

Russia accuses U.K. of being involved in Nord Stream explosions
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia accuses U.K. of being involved in Nord Stream explosions

The Hindu  

The Russian army on Saturday accused the U.K. of being "involved" in explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipes, alleging the same British military specialists had helped Ukraine plan a drone attack on Moscow's Black Sea Fleet. Russia did not provide any evidence, but considers the U.K. as one of the most unfriendly countries, with relations sinking to almost non-existent …

Russia says British forces blew up Nord Stream; UK denies claim
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia says British forces blew up Nord Stream; UK denies claim

Al Jazeera  

British naval ‘specialists’ sabotaged the critical gas pipelines last month, Russian defence ministry claims, but UK says Moscow is ‘inventing stories’. British navy personnel planted explosives and blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, Russia’s defence ministry says, a claim London called false and designed to distract from Moscow’s military failures in Ukraine. “According to available information, representatives …

Nord Stream leaks caused by ‘powerful explosions’, Danish investigation finds
2 years, 2 months ago

Nord Stream leaks caused by ‘powerful explosions’, Danish investigation finds

The Independent  

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Danes confirm ‘extensive damage” to Baltic Sea pipelines
2 years, 2 months ago

Danes confirm ‘extensive damage” to Baltic Sea pipelines

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish officials on Tuesday confirmed that there has been “extensive damage” to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea off Denmark and that the cause of the damage was “powerful explosions.” In a statement, the Copenhagen Police said it had carried out a number of preliminary investigations of what it called “the …

Swedes refuse Russian request for pipeline probe info
2 years, 2 months ago

Swedes refuse Russian request for pipeline probe info

The Independent  

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Germany opens investigation of Baltic gas pipeline blasts
2 years, 2 months ago

Germany opens investigation of Baltic gas pipeline blasts

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation into the suspected sabotage of two gas pipelines built to bring Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. Undersea explosions late last month ruptured the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which until Russia cut off supplies at the end of August was its main supply route to Germany. German federal prosecutors, …

Sweden seizes evidence at Baltic Sea pipeline leak site
2 years, 3 months ago

Sweden seizes evidence at Baltic Sea pipeline leak site

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sweden’s domestic security agency said Thursday that its preliminary investigation of leaks from two Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea “has strengthened the suspicions of serious sabotage” as the cause and a prosecutor said evidence at the site has been seized. The Swedish Security Service said the probe confirmed that “detonations” caused extensive damage to the …

Swedish probe of Nord Stream leaks points to ‘serious sabotage’
2 years, 3 months ago

Swedish probe of Nord Stream leaks points to ‘serious sabotage’

Al Jazeera  

Sweden’s domestic security agency says evidence at the site has been seized and ‘will now be examined’. An inspection of two of the leaks at the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe via the Baltic Sea has reinforced suspicions they were caused by sabotage, Swedish authorities said. “We can conclude that there have been detonations at Nord Stream …

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