Trains across france have been ground to a halt with vandals carrying out a series of co-ordinated arson attacks across the rail network.
Caption: Passengers gather around the departure boards at the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris on July 26 France’s rail network has been ‘paralysed’ by a series of co-ordinated arsons – right at the start of the Olympic Games today – affecting at least 800,000 people. Flames engulfed train tracks at ‘strategic points’ across the country – with hours to go before the Opening Ceremony on the River Seine in Paris.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Eurostar said in a statement: ‘Due to coordinated acts of malice in France, affecting the high speed line between Paris and Lille, all high speed trains going to and coming from Paris are being diverted via the classic line today, Friday, July 26. ‘This extends the journey time by around an hour and a half. Several trains have been cancelled.
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