politics
April 6, 2026
Subotica Prosecutor's Office: Event near the gas pipeline in Kanjiža qualified as sabotage
Prosecutor Mladenka Manojlović from the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Subotica stated that the prosecutor's office has qualified the case in Kanjiža, where explosives were found, as the criminal offense of unauthorized production, carrying, and trafficking of weapons and explosive materials in conjunction with the criminal offense of sabotage.
TL;DR
- Two backpacks containing approximately four kilograms of explosives were found near the gas pipeline in Kanjiža.
- The Subotica Prosecutor's Office has classified the incident as unauthorized production, carrying, and trafficking of weapons and explosive materials, in conjunction with sabotage.
- President Aleksandar Vučić stated that the Serbian Army thwarted an attack on vital national interests.
- The investigation was prompted by the discovery of suspicious items near the gas pipeline in the vicinity of the villages Velebit, Trešnjevac, and Vojvoda Zimonjić.
- A large-scale search involving 140 army and police personnel was conducted.
- President Vučić informed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán about the investigation, highlighting the potential impact on gas supply to Hungary and northern Serbia.
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