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We assume damage to Baltic Sea cables was sabotage, German Defence minister


Boris Pistorius says ‘no one believes’ two undersea fibre-optic communications cables were cut accidentally

The Finnish and German foreign ministers on Monday released a joint statement expressing their “deep concern” about the severed undersea cable between Finland and Germany, and said a “thorough investigation” was under way. “The fact that such an incident immediately raises suspicions of intentional damage speaks volumes about the volatility of our times,” said the Finnish foreign minister, Elina Valtonen, and her German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock. In a separate statement, Baerbock said Germany was also experiencing such issues, including cyber-attacks, surveillance of critical infrastructure and, referring to an incendiary device plot that caused fires at two DHL sites in Birmingham and Leipzig in July, “parcels suddenly exploding when transported on planes”.

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