Finland Restores Damaged Fiber Optic Cables Amid Sabotage Concerns
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A fiber optic cable between Sweden and Finland has been damaged, affecting thousands of customers. While Finnish authorities are investigating, Swedish Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin suspects sabotage, echoing concerns from previous incidents involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. These incidents have raised tensions, with suspicions of sabotage linked to geopolitical conflicts, particularly involving Russia, which has denied any involvement.
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- Recent suspected underwater sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea Reuters
- 2 data cables running across the Sweden-Finland border have been fixed after damage, supplier says The Associated Press
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