Sweden investigates suspected sabotage of undersea telecoms cable

Swedish police have been investigating the suspected sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, connecting Germany and Finland.

A series of undersea cables and gas pipelines have been damaged in suspected attacks since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, prompting NATO to launch a monitoring mission in the sea last month.

The Swedish coastguard has dispatched a research vessel to the east of Gotland, which is the country's largest island and the reported location of the latest breach.

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has said the government is aware of the cable break and added it "must be seen in the context of the current serious security situation".