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Internet link to Middle East, India cut

MEDITERRANEAN MESS It appears cables north of the Egyptian port city of Alexandria have been cut, but bad weather is hampering efforts to get a repair crew to the site

AP , CAIRO

TeleGeography, a US research group that tracks submarine cables around the world, said the Mediterranean undersea cable cuts reduced the amount of capacity on the route from Mideast to Europe by 75 percent, and that until service was restored, many providers in Egypt and the Middle East would have to reroute their traffic around the globe.

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