# Possible sabotage to gas pipeline and telecom cable supplying Finland, Estonia

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**Created:** [October 12, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sabotage-to-gas-pipeline-and-telecom-cable-supplying-finland-estonia/991460 "2023-10-12T13:45:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sabotage-to-gas-pipeline-and-telecom-cable-supplying-finland-estonia/991460/1 "2023-10-12T13:45:36Z")

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According to the story, it wasn’t natural damage, but “external activity.” They stop short of calling it sabotage, but they two are in different areas and the time of the damage seems to be quite close. Could just be a giant squid being a jerk, I guess.

> **[‘External’ source suspected as Finland, Estonia gas, telecom link damaged](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/11/finland-estonia-gas-pipeline-telecom-link-damaged-by-external-activity)**
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> Damage to undersea gas and telecommunications links comes just over a year after sabotage to Nord Stream gas pipeline.

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**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sabotage-to-gas-pipeline-and-telecom-cable-supplying-finland-estonia/991460/2 "2023-10-12T14:08:29Z")

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And just after they became NATO members, too.