Houthis may sabotage western internet cables in Red Sea, Yemen telecoms firms warn
UN-recognised government and telecoms firms speak of threat to digital infrastructure, with some cables lying 100m below surface
Telecom firms linked to the UN-recognised Yemen government have said they fear Houthi rebels are planning to sabotage a network of submarine cables in the Red Sea critical to the functioning of the western internet and the transmission of financial data.
The warning came after a Houthi-linked Telegram channel published a map of the cables running along the bed of the Red Sea. The image was accompanied by a message: There are maps of international cables connecting all regions of the world through the sea. It seems that Yemen is in a strategic location, as internet lines that connect entire continents - not only countries - pass near it."
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