Sweden rules out sabotage in latest Baltic Sea cable cut

Swedish investigators have ruled out sabotage in the Baltic Sea cable break, attributing it to bad weather, faulty equipment, and poor seamanship.
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Swedish authorities have ruled out sabotage in the recent Baltic Sea fibre optic cable break, attributing the damage to adverse weather, faulty equipment, and poor seamanship.

Senior prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist of Sweden’s National Security Unit stated Monday that the vessel responsible for the 26 January incident, which severed an undersea cable between Latvia and Sweden, did not act with malicious intent.

Swedish officials, including the coast guard, police, and military, participated in the probe. While the vessel had been seized during the investigation, authorities have now lifted that restriction.