EU vows to hit back if energy network attacked

BRUSSELS: The European Union suspects that damage to two underwater natural gas pipelines was sabotage and is warning of retaliation for any attack on the continent's energy networks, a senior official said on Wednesday.

"All available information indicates those leaks are the result of a deliberate act," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement on behalf of the bloc's 27 members. "Any deliberate disruption of European energy infrastructure is utterly unacceptable and will be met with a robust and united response."