An underwater cable in the Baltic sea was damaged on Sunday, sparking fresh fears of foreign sabotage. The fibre optic line that runs between Latvia and Sweden was likely targeted by an 'external influence', Riga said. Latvia's navy has identified a boat it suspects of being involved in the incident - with two other vessels that were in the area also under investigation. 'We have determined that there is most likely external damage and that it is significant,' Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina said following an urgent government meeting. Latvia...

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A subsea data cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged early Sunday, sparking a criminal investigation, a third such incident in the Baltic Sea in the past three months.

The damage to the link between Ventspils in Latvia and Sweden’s Gotland island has not affected clients — with alternative transmission routes deployed — Latvia’s State Radio and Television Center, a data transmission provider, said in a statement. Prime Minister Evika Silina convened a meeting of ministers to discuss the incident.

An undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday morning, probably as a result of “external influence”, LSM, the Latvian public broadcaster, reported, citing the cable operator. The Latvian Navy sent a patrol to inspect a vessel that possibly caused the damage and was co-ordinating with Nato, LSM reported. The cable linked the Latvian town of Ventspils with Sweden’s Gotland island, Latvian State Radio and Television Centre said. Nato boosted its presence in the Baltic Sea in late December, after a vessel damaged a power cable...