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Russian law enforcement authorities in the Kaliningrad region arrested a German citizen on charges of sabotaging energy facilities, the FSB
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explosion at a gas distribution station in Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave bordered by Poland and Lithuania.Gaiduk, a resident of Hamburg,
was detained at a Kaliningrad border crossing upon returning to the region, allegedly to "organize acts of sabotage on local energy
infrastructure," the FSB said in a statement reported by news agencies.Authorities claimed to have seized half a liter of explosive material
concealed in a shampoo bottle inside Gaiduk's car
The FSB alleged that he had received the explosives and instructions for the attack from a Ukrainian citizen living in Hamburg.Since the
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