Danish officials say damage to Baltic Sea pipelines caused by "powerful explosions"

Danish officials on Tuesday confirmed that there has been "extensive damage" to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea off Denmark, and that the cause of the damage was "powerful explosions."

In a statement, the Copenhagen Police said it had carried out a number of preliminary investigations of what it called "the crime scenes," with assistance from Denmark's Armed Forces, and in collaboration with, among others, the Danish security and intelligence agency.

"It is very serious, and this is by no means a coincidence. It doesn't just seem planned, but very well planned," Danish Defense Minister Morten Bødskov told broadcaster TV2.