Severed cable disrupts net access

Topper

Source BBC News20/12/2008
Internet and phone communications between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia have been seriously disrupted after submarine cables were severed.
It is thought the FLAG FEA, SMW4, and SMW3 lines, near the Alexandria cable station in Egypt, have all been cut.
A fault was also reported on the GO submarine cable 130km off Sicily.
Experts warned that it may be days before the fault is fixed and said the knock on effect could have serious repercussions on regional economies.



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Any idea how that happened ?

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

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I can only go on the report that it was a dragging deep sea anchor but I am sure someone will put forward an Alkaida theory before too long.

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