DUBAI: Is information warfare to blame for the damage to underwater internet cables that has interrupted internet service to millions of people in India and Egypt, or is it just a series of accidents? When two cables in the Mediterranean were severed last week, it was put down to a mishap with an anchor.

But Egypt’s transport ministry says video surveillance shows no ships were in the area at the time of the incident.

The new evidence has sparked theories about more sinister forces that could be at work. The location of the breaks and short space of time in which they have happened has sparked fears the cables were intentionally damaged by the US and Israel to deprive Iran of internet access. “It seems now to be way beyond the realm of coincidence that a further 4th critical international communications cable should break within seven days,”a blogger commented.

"Clearly Iran, who was most affected, would gain nothing from such an action and is perhaps the target of those responsible," said another reader.

It is not clear how badly Iran's internet access has been affected by the cable breaks. Flag Telecom has denied the conspiracy theories.

 

Source : DNAIndia