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ROME — Outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government has strengthened naval surveillance and controls on the pipelines bringing gas to Italy from the south and east, two senior officials told Reuters.

The move comes after the discovery of leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines this week. EU states say they believe the damage was caused by sabotage but have stopped short of naming anyone. The Kremlin has said it did not rule out sabotage as the reason for the damage.

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The pipeline leaks have raised concerns of potential sabotage of other European energy infrastructure. (Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte in Rome and Francesca Landini in Milan; Editing by Jon Boyle)