Germany's defense minister says damage to 2 Baltic data cables appears to be sabotage

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Germany's defense minister says damage to 2 Baltic data cables appears to be sabotage
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Germany’s defense minister says officials have to assume that damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea, one of which ends in Germany, was caused by sabotage — though he says they have no proof at present.

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“No one believes these cables were severed by mistake, and I also don't want to believe versions that it was anchors that by chance caused damage to these cables,” he said at a regular meeting of European Union defense ministers. The foreign ministries of Finland and Germany had already said Monday evening that the damage raised suspicion of sabotage.

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