German and Finland have expressed deep concern over the discovery of a severed undersea cable between the countries through the Baltic Sea

Germany and Finland say they are "deeply concerned" after an undersea cable linking the countries was severed.The rupture of the 1,170km (730-mile) telecommunications cable - which is being investigated - comes at a time of heightened tension with Russia.

An undersea data cable connecting Finland and Germany was severed in the early hours of Monday by what was likely an external impact, authorities in the Nordic country said.Most Read from BloombergIn Cleveland,