Police in Finland arrest 2 in connection with damage to undersea telecom cable
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Key Points:
- Finnish authorities arrested two individuals in connection with damage to an undersea telecommunications cable between Finland and Estonia, with two others placed under travel bans as the investigation continues.
- The damaged cable, owned by Finnish provider Elisa, was found in Estonia’s exclusive economic zone and is considered critical infrastructure linking Nordic, Baltic, and central European countries.
- The ship involved, Fitburg, flagged in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and traveling from Russia to Israel, had 14 crew members from Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan who were detained by Finnish authorities.
- Finnish Customs found sanctioned Russian-origin steel in the ship’s cargo, prompting an ongoing investigation into potential violations of EU sanctions regulations.
- This incident follows a similar case last year involving the
