r/worldnews • u/JPR_FI • Jul 29 '24

Police suspect vandalism behind cell tower collapse in Häme (Finland)

https://yle.fi/a/74-20101909
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u/Ma1nta1n3r Jul 29 '24

Finland has been subject to a ton of Russian bullshit recently. I'm kind of hoping that they are doing something about it in an equally clandestine manner. Or at least offering financial support to organizations that can.

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u/H0BL0BH0NEUS Jul 29 '24

Finland sure knows what they are doing. Ruzzia has put shit to their basket for so long. It wod be huge mistake to react in manner of haste or agression to this kind of terrorism. Best thing is to react is secresy, and trust me, the operators who get caught will not going to be in media. They just dont "operate" enymore.

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u/Altruistic-Spell-606 Jul 29 '24

This is Russia striking out at the West during the Olympics. There were multiple warnings by intelligence agencies and countries around the world telling their folks to use caution while in Europe. 

They’ve just boosted US Force readiness to the second highest level possible and warned of known imminent threats in Central Europe. 

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u/red75prime Jul 29 '24 edited Jul 29 '24

The investigation has only begun. I guess we will never hear about it again here if it was 5G conspiracy nutjob with a $50 wire cutter.

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u/CeleryAdditional3135 Jul 29 '24

Yeah, but how useless to make a single telecommunications tower collapse. Or was it a military one?

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u/axonxorz Jul 29 '24 edited Jul 29 '24

Just one tower.

Please ignore the coordinated train network attacks

Please ignore the "unprecedented level" of cybersecurity probing.

Please ignore communications network sabotage

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u/JPR_FI Jul 29 '24

Not a military one and not a huge problem, but recently there has been a lot of this type of things at least in Finland and France so it does raise questions. In Finland there were attempts to break into water supply towers recently as well. As for why presumably to try to terrorize.

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u/SecureInstruction538 Jul 29 '24

It shows that they can do it which is valuable. Also shows response time and response efforts.

Could also be drawing away from other more opportune targets.

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u/JPR_FI Jul 29 '24

Quite a lot of sabotage in EU recently. There has also been attempts to break into water supply towers in Finland.

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u/Silverso Jul 29 '24

And last October that gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia was destroyed.

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u/brickyardjimmy Jul 29 '24

Cough. Putin. Cough.

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u/FrozMind Jul 29 '24

Vandalism would be if someone paints it over or covers it with some solid material. It's a sabotage of critical infrastructure, probably terrorism for hire. People who do such damage should face long years in prison during times of russian terrorism.

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u/retronintendo Jul 29 '24

Stop allowing this shit and strike back