Government officials denounced the incidents hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, though there was no immediate sign of a link to the Games.
Passengers gather around the departure and arrival boards at the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris, as France's high-speed rail network was hit by malicious acts, on July 26, 2024.
Travel to and from London beneath the English Channel, to neighboring Belgium, and across the west, north and east of France were affected by what SNCF called a series of coordinated overnight incidents. Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera said authorities are working to “evaluate the impact on travelers, athletes, and ensure the transport of all delegations to the competition sites” for the Olympics. Speaking on BFM television, she said, “Playing against the Games is playing against France, against your own camp, against your country.” She didn't identify who was behind the vandalism.
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