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European Officials Investigate Sabotage Of Baltic Sea Internet Cables

Gas bubbles from the Nord Stream 2 leak reaching surface of the Baltic sea in the area shows disturbance of well over one kilometre diameter near Bornholm

European officials are looking into possible sabotage after two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea were disrupted. The incidents occurred just weeks after the United States warned of potential threats to critical undersea infrastructure.

A cable between Lithuania and Sweden was cut on Sunday, as reported by Telia Lithuania, the telecommunications company responsible for the link. Additionally, a cable connecting Finland and Germany, operated by the Finnish company Cinia, was disrupted on Monday.

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