Swedish police said on Friday they were investigating a suspected case of sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, and the country\u2019s coast guard deployed a vessel to the area where multiple seabed cables have been damaged in recent months. <\/p>\n
The Baltic Sea region is on alert and the NATO alliance has boosted its presence after a series of power cable, telecom and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Most have been caused by civilian ships dragging their anchors. <\/p>\n
Finnish telecom operator Cinia said on Friday that it had detected minor damage on its C-Lion1 undersea fibre-optic link connecting Finland and Germany but that there was no impact on the cable\u2019s functionality. <\/p>\n
Swedish police were investigating the matter because the breach had occurred in Sweden\u2019s economic zone, police spokesperson Mathias Rutegard told Reuters. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe preliminary investigation relates to suspected sabotage,\u201d Rutegard said. <\/p>\n
It is the third time in recent months that Cinia\u2019s C-Lion1 cable was damaged, after it was completely severed in November and December last year. <\/p>\n
The Swedish coastguard said it had sent a vessel to help investigate the incident off the island of Gotland. <\/p>\n
Sweden\u2019s prosecution authority said it was not involved in the investigation of the cable breach. <\/p>\n
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the government was being briefed and that damage to any undersea infrastructure was particularly concerning amid the current security situation. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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