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"An undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday,
probably as a result of external influence, Riga has said, prompting Nato to
deploy patrol ships to the area and triggering a sabotage investigation by
Swedish authorities.
Sweden’s security service has seized control of a vessel as part of the
inquiry, the country’s prosecution authority said.
“We are now carrying out a number of concrete investigative measures, but I
cannot go into what they consist of due to the ongoing preliminary
investigation,” senior prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said.
“We have determined that there is most likely external damage and that it is
significant,” the Latvian prime minister, Evika Siliņa, told reporters after an
extraordinary government meeting.
Latvia was coordinating with Nato and the countries of the Baltic Sea region to
clarify the circumstances, she said separately in a post on X.
Latvia’s navy said earlier on Sunday it had dispatched a patrol boat to inspect
a ship and that two other vessels were also subject to investigation.
Nato said last week it would deploy frigates, patrol aircraft and naval drones
in the Baltic Sea to help protect critical infrastructure and reserved the
right to take action against ships suspected of posing a security threat.
“Nato ships and aircrafts are working together with national resources from the
Baltic Sea countries to investigate and, if necessary, take action,” the
alliance said on Sunday."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
