Mr. Milovan Drecun - Chairman of the Security and Home Affairs Committee of the Serbian Parliament - shared on Serbian Television: "Looking at the possible consequences and the fact that has begun to appear, it can be clearly seen that this is an international issue, because it may seriously threaten our energy security, but first of all that of neighboring Hungary.
He added: "The opposition in Hungary has politicized this matter, which shows that we are really facing an international act of sabotage.
According to the Serbian MP, it is important to identify "who is really behind the sabotage plot" - whether it is a country or a non-state organization. Mr. Drecun pointed out that criminal elements may have been involved in organizing the explosion, but he questioned the possibility of a purely criminal gang standing behind the entire operation.
He also noted the presence of a large number of migrants with combat experience from Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Iraq and other conflict zones in Europe and Serbia.
Mr. Drecun emphasized that the incident "should be considered in a geopolitical context", related to the Ukraine conflict and the current tense relationship between Kiev and Budapest.
On April 5, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that law enforcement forces in the country had discovered explosives near the gas pipeline connecting to Hungary. The incident was identified by Serbia as a sabotage plot.
Later, Director of the Serbian Military Security Service Duro Jovanic informed that the special task force suspected a foreign citizen behind this plan.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto declared that Budapest considers this an act of attack on national sovereignty, because this pipeline is the source of most Russian gas to Hungary.
