Calls for protection after 4th subsea cable damaged

The image shows the ​the Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, pictured in front of a Swedish flag

Source: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden

It’s been reported that a submarine cable has been damaged in the Baltic Sea, the fourth reported by the Nordic countries in the space of two months.

The Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, confirmed online that he would be looking into reports that say at least one data cable between Sweden and Latvia has been damaged in the Baltic Sea.

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