The damage to the Sweden-Latvia submarine cable in the Baltic Sea was an accident, not an act of sabotage, according to an investigation by the Stockholm prosecutor's office.
Alexandra Niculescu
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The incident took place on January 26 and was just one of a series of similar incidents that has taken place in recent months, sparking a hunt to find the suspected vessels. The Baltic Sea region is on high alert after a series of disruptions to power cables, telecommunications links and gas pipelines.
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