Event f929de24-04df-4c8d-897a-90d8e31d7442

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Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Estonia Country: Sweden Country: Baltic Sea Region

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609137785/sabotage-investigated-as-one- ...

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Event Time

2y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Sabotage investigated as one possible Estonia-Sweden cable breakage cause

Short Summary: Authorities are investigating sabotage as one possible cause for the Estonia-Sweden undersea telecoms cable breakage near Hiiumaa, Estonia, with the event linked contextually to other recent infrastructure disruptions in the Baltic Sea.

Description

Estonian authorities are investigating sabotage as a possible cause of the recent undersea telecom cable breakage between Estonia and Sweden. This follows a spate of similar ruptures in regional infrastructure, including the Balticconnector gas pipeline and another telecom cable to Finland.

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Sabotage is being considered as one possible cause of the recent telecoms cable breakage off the coast of Hiiumaa.

The incident, due to its proximity in both time and space to the rupture in the Balticconnector pipeline and a telecoms cable, both running between Estonia and Finland, is being included as part of the same overall investigation.

The government convened a security committee meeting immediately after the cable breakage.

"A criminal investigation has been launched by the central Criminal Police to seek clarity on the causes of the incident and to assess potential foreign interference," according to an official statement.

Sabotage is under investigation as one possible cause of the recent telecoms cable breakage off the coast of Hiiumaa

it remains just a theory at present, though the incident, due to its proximity in both time and space to the rupture in the Balticconnector pipeline and a telecoms cable, both running between Estonia and Finland, is being included as part of the same overall investigation

Estonia and Sweden are currently investigating together with close allies and partners

The communications cable is one of those running under the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Estonia

Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson confirmed that sabotage was being considered among the possible causes

'What is clear is that this operation was carried out knowingly and purposely'

Related URLs

https://news.err.ee/1609137785/sabotage-investigated-as-one-possible-estonia-sweden-cable-breakage-cause

Source

https://news.err.ee/1609137785/sabotage-investigated-as-one-possible-estonia-sweden-cable-breakage-cause

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