Slovakia’s Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok announced that three people suspected of possible preparations for an attack on a gas pipeline were detained last week; one of them is a Slovak citizen, and two are foreigners.
Remix News reported yesterday that Hungarian and Slovakian intelligence services were working together on a suspected terrorist threat to the Druzhba pipeline. Now, it appears that suspects have been apprehended, with two foreigners expelled from Slovakia.
“We deported one person to Hungary, and the other person was immediately handed over to the Ukrainian authorities as part of the deportation procedure,” the minister stated in a video posted to Facebook.
“Members of the security and intelligence forces of the Slovak Republic were able to dismantle a rogue cell that posed a potential risk to our security,,” his post read.
Matus Sutaj Estok also noted the past damage done to the Nord Stream pipeline and now issues reported on the Druzhba gas pipeline in Poland, saying, “In Slovakia, we have taken decisive and swift measures to prevent similar attacks, and preparations are currently underway for further preventive measures to protect our territory.”
The suspects used drones to carry out field observations at several facilities of the country’s energy infrastructure, including Eustream’s Nagykapos (Velké Kapusany) gas compressor station, the Vojany (Vojany) power plant, railway stations, and the Slovak-Ukrainian border, reports Magyar Nemzet.
During the operation codenamed “Vostok,” the Slovak authorities seized communication and technical equipment used for surveillance, including thermal cameras, night vision equipment, and jamming devices.
