Saboteurs paralyse French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics

Travellers wait inside the Gare du Nord train station, Friday, July 26, 2024, in Paris, France..

France's high-speed rail network was hit with widespread and criminal acts of vandalism including arson attacks, paralysing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe only hours before the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics...

French officials described the attacks as criminal actions" and said they were investigating whether they were linked to the Olympic Games..

The disruptions as the world's eye was turning to Paris were expected to affect a quarter of a million people alone on Friday and endure through the weekend, and possibly longer, officials said.. Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete described people fleeing from the scene of fires and the discovery of incendiary devices at the site...

The Paris police prefecture concentrated its personnel in Parisian train stations after the massive attack that paralysed the TGV high-speed network, Laurent Nuez, the Paris police chief told France Info television...

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