4th Under-sea Middle-East Cable Cut 2008-02-04 01:40 macdaddy
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on Monday February 04, @01:40AM
macdaddy writes "The Middle-East has suffered is 4th under-sea fiber cut in less than a week with the loss of the link between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. This is the 4th such cut in under-sea fiber links beginning with 2 cuts in the Meditteranean off the coast of Alexandria, followed shortly by the 3rd cut off the coast of Dubai.
Mean while at the site of an earlier fiber cut in the Meditterranean Sea, the Eygpt Transport Ministry is reporting that a surfaced-based ship could not have caused that fiber cut. Onshore video cameras recorded all surface activity in the area of the fiber cut. The Transport Ministry reported that the recordings do not show any ships in the area before or after the loss of service.
Finally, the folks over at Defense Tech are discussing more sinister possibilities for the Middle-East's fiber cuts."
Mean while at the site of an earlier fiber cut in the Meditterranean Sea, the Eygpt Transport Ministry is reporting that a surfaced-based ship could not have caused that fiber cut. Onshore video cameras recorded all surface activity in the area of the fiber cut. The Transport Ministry reported that the recordings do not show any ships in the area before or after the loss of service.
Finally, the folks over at Defense Tech are discussing more sinister possibilities for the Middle-East's fiber cuts."
