Operation Gotland

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We interrupt this program for a special bulletin.

The crisis in the Baltic that seemed to be settling down today took a turn for the worse as Soviet military forces conducted attacks against Sweden.

Swedish officials have claimed that Soviet air and naval forces in the Baltic region have engaged in acts of outright warfare against Sweden. No official statements from Moscow have yet been put forward.

It has been speculated as to the extent of this operation, seemingly a punitive measure for the sinking of a Soviet warship earlier this year and the retaining of a nuclear armed Soviet submarine by the Swedish authorities.

Anonymous sources inside NATO have told the BBC that the Soviets have even launched a full scale invasion of the Baltic island of Gotland. This information has yet to be confirmed. NATO forces have however been put on high alert.

More coverage of this situation will follow as in our regular news broadcast.