After the mysterious cuts of two submarine cables in the Baltic Sea, there is another telecommunications cable cut in the region, between Finland and Sweden. Authorities suspect sabotage.
Finland is investigating the terrestrial Internet cable cut which connects the country to Sweden, and which left thousands of users harmed.
The fiber optic cable from the company Global Connect “was damaged in two different locations“, as found out from the telecommunications operator.
The disruption affected “6,000 private customers and 100 business customers”, according to the company, which reveals that one of the cuts was accidentalresulting from excavation work. But the other cut is being investigated.
Finnish Transport and Communications Minister Lulu Ranne highlighted that the situation is being investigated by public authorities “in collaboration with the company” responsible for the cable.
“Sabotage is suspected”in turn, the Minister of Civil Defense of Sweden, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, took over, as cited by the French newspaper .
Currently, no criminal investigation is taking place.
Fingers pointed at Russia
This incident occurred after, last month, two were cut – one connecting Finland and Germany, and the other between Sweden and Lithuania.
It is not known at this time whether there is any connection between the two episodes.
Suspicions of sabotage lead to pointing fingers at Russiaespecially at a time when one from the country was spotted off the coast of several NATO countries, including Portugal, in maneuvers with unknown objectives.
It is believed that the Russian ship was carrying out submarine cable tracking. But he is also known for carrying out sabotage operations.
Also seen was a chinese ship sailing close to the cable that connected Sweden to Lithuania and which appeared cut.
