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Finland and Estonia said Sunday that the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline running between the two countries across the Baltic Sea was temporarily taken out of service due to a suspected leak.Gasgrid Finland and Elering, the Finnish and Estonian gas system operators, said they noted an unusual drop in pressure in the pipeline shortly before 2 am Sunday, after which they shut down the gas flow.Based on observations, it was suspected that the offshore pipeline between Finland and Estonia was leaking, Gasgrid Finland said in a statement.The valves in the offshore pipeline are now closed and the leak is thus stopped.The Finnish operator gave no reason for the suspected leak and said it was investigating together with Elering.In September 2022, the Nord Stream gas pipelines running between Germany and Russia in the Baltic Sea were hit by explosions in an incident deemed to be a sabotage.A total of four gas leaks were discovered on the Nord Stream 1 and No