The undersea fibre optic cable connecting Latvia and Sweden has been fully restored after being damaged in January.

"We take all reports of possible damage to infrastructure in the Baltic Sea very seriously," Sweden's prime minister said.

Swedish and Finnish police said they were investigating a suspected case of sabotage of the C-Lion1 cable running along the seabed from Finland to Germany.

Finland's C-Lion1 telecoms cable suffered damage, possibly on January 26, around the same time a cargo ship damaged another undersea cable. Authorities suspect sabotage but lack clear evidence.

The time closely coincides with that of an outage of a nearby subsea fibre optic cable linking Sweden and Latvia, which was reported at the time. A Swedish prosecutor said on February 3 he had ...

The time closely coincides with that of an outage of a nearby subsea fibre optic cable linking Sweden and Latvia, which was reported at the time. A Swedish prosecutor said on February 3 he had ...