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1 week agoFinland seizes ship sailing from Russia after suspected cable sabotage
Finnish authorities have seized a vessel suspected of intentionally severing undersea telecommunications cables amid fears of Russian sabotage in the Gulf of Finland. The seized cargo vessel Fitburg was en route from the Russian port of St Petersburg to Israel at the time of the incident on Wednesday, Finnish Border Guard officials said at a news conference in Helsinki. The Fitburg was dragging its anchor in the sea and was directed to Finnish territorial waters, the police and Border Guard said.
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