Eurostar disruption expected to last until Monday as French police make arrests

Eurostar estimates that 800,000 people will be impacted by the disruption.

Caption: Passengers at St Pancras station in central London. Eurostar passengers faced continued disruption on Saturday after arson attacks on the French rail network ahead of the start of the Olympic Games. The rail operator, which runs international services from London St Pancras. The rail operator warned passengers they could face up to two hours of delays and advised them to “postpone your trip if you can”.

Britsh holidaymakers heading out of the country were already facing the possibility of severe traffic issues. The email read: “They call it a party? We see it as a celebration of nationalism, a gigantic staging of the subjugation of populations by states.”

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