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Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts

BBC News reaches for "blasts" where The Columbian (Vancouver WA) stays flat.

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What happened Ukrainian man arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions.

The headline split BBC News frames it as "Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts". The Columbian (Vancouver WA) frames it as "Ukrainian man arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions".

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BBC NewsNews report · Aug 19, 4:31 PM

Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts

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The man is alleged to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives on the pipelines in 2022.

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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Aug 19, 4:00 PM

Ukrainian man arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions

BERLIN — A Ukrainian man wanted in Germany in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines was arrested on a European warrant in Croatia on Wednes...

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Aug 19, 4:31 PM: BBC News joined the source map.

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