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UPD: Hungarian journalist Szabolcs Panyi warns the alleged explosives threat near the Serbia–Hungary gas pipeline could be a false-flag aimed at influencing Hungary’s election.
He notes Russia expert András Rácz had flagged days earlier the risk of a Moscow-linked operation in Serbia targeting the pipeline.
Serbian police and armed forces sealed off roads near the municipality of Kanjiža in northern Vojvodina after explosives were reportedly found close to the Balkan Stream gas pipeline, according to 24.hu on April 5.
The Hungarian outlet reported that a major police and military presence was deployed near Oromhegyes, also known as Trešnjevac, close to the Hungarian-Serbian border.
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Roads were blocked, helicopters were heard overhead, and the village was reportedly fully encircled on Sunday morning, with no entry or exit allowed as authorities searched the area.
24.hu, citing regional reporting, noted that more than 130 interior ministry personnel may have been mobilized. The operation was launched after authorities received information that critical gas infrastructure and residents in the area could be at risk.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić later stated that search dogs, police, and the military had found “two backpacks, two large packages of explosives and detonating cord” near the village of Velebit, a few hundred meters from the Balkan Stream pipeline.
He added that he had spoken with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán because “if the pipeline had been blown up, Hungary and the northern part of our country would have been left without gas.”
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Vučić also warned that Serbian authorities would respond harshly, stating, “We will deal mercilessly with anyone who thinks they can endanger Serbia’s vital infrastructure.” He added that the investigation was ongoing and that officials had identified “certain traces” but could not yet disclose further details.
The alert also comes amid broader concern about the vulnerability of energy infrastructure serving Central Europe, as a Russian strike in late January damaged Ukraine’s section of the Druzhba pipeline, temporarily interrupting crude supplies to Hungary and Slovakia.
Ukrainian FM said the January 27 attack set pipeline infrastructure on fire and published photos of the damage as Budapest prepared fresh complaints over disruptions in Russian oil transit.
Slovakia confirmed deliveries had been suspended, but said strategic reserves covering roughly 90 days meant national energy security was not under immediate threat.
