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Alexandria, Egypt

Internet outage hits millions: Millions of Internet users across the Middle East and Asia were left without Web access last week, after several undersea cables broke. Two of the cables were cut, possibly by ship anchors, just off the coast of Egypt. A third, off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, was cut in two spots the next day. Most service was restored within a day thanks to rerouting, although Internet access was expected to remain slow for days. The International Cable Protection Committee, an association of cable operators, said it was investigating the cause of the cuts, but believed sabotage was unlikely. Undersea cables carry about 95 percent of the world’s international telephone and Internet traffic.

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