Summary

A fiber optic cable connecting Sweden and Finland was damaged on land, affecting 6,000 private customers and 100 businesses.

While Finnish authorities are investigating, Swedish officials suspect sabotage.

This incident follows recent undersea cable damage in the Baltic Sea, where two cables were severed in November, raising similar sabotage concerns.

The Baltic region, home to multiple NATO nations and Russia, has seen heightened tensions since the Nord Stream pipeline explosions in 2022.

Previous cases involved sightings of a China-flagged vessel, but Russia has denied involvement in any incidents.

  • @Valmond
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    4 hours ago

    Was it an accident though?

    Edit: mixed up the two, probably an accident.

    • guy
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      112 hours ago

      I suppose that the construction firm could have been paid to sabotage it, but that’s conspiracy territory

      • @Valmond
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        14 hours ago

        Oh yeah I mixed up the two, sorry!