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Russia now shuts down natural gas pipeline to region

Gazprom started cutting supplies through Nord Stream 1 in mid-June. [AP photo]

Russia's Gazprom halted the flow of natural gas through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe early yesterday, a stoppage that it announced in advance and has said will last three days.

The Russian state-owned energy company announced the closure of Nord Stream 1 in mid-August, citing maintenance at a compressor station - an explanation that German officials have cast doubt on.

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