Hungary alleges plot to blow up gas pipeline ahead of election [View all]

Source: BBC

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has convened an emergency meeting of the National Defence Council after explosives were found near a pipeline that transports Russian gas to Hungary.

The discovery in a border area of neighbouring Serbia comes as Orban's party is badly trailing in opinion polls ahead of crucial elections next Sunday.

Opposition leader Peter Magyar accused him of "panic-mongering" orchestrated by "Russian advisers", days after security experts warned of a possible "false flag" operation that could be blamed on Ukraine.
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In recent weeks Hungarian security experts have raised the possibility of a staged operation, either on Hungarian or Serbian territory, intended to arouse enough sympathy for Orban to help his Fidesz party win the election - or to give Orban an excuse to declare an emergency and postpone or cancel the vote.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj60x206dx1o

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Yes, finding explosives without them going off is very convenient; you get to claim a massive plot, without the inconvenience of your gas supply being interrupted. And with no actual explosions, your lackeys are far more likely to go along with it, because they don't have to worry about innocent people getting killed or injured, or cutting people's gas.