A series of coordinated arson attacks has crippled France's rail network on the first day of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A “massive attack” on France ’s rail infrastructure has caused major disruptions to train services across the country on the first day of the 2024 Paris Olympics .
“This is a massive attack on a large scale to paralyze the TGV network,” the SNCF told Agence France-Presse. While routes in the southeast remain largely unaffected due to a foiled attack in the region, lines connecting Paris to cities like Lille, Tours, and Le Mans have been severely disrupted.that it was the victim of “several simultaneous malicious acts overnight.” Meanwhile, Jean-Pierre Farandou, the head of SNCF, described it as a “sad day” and condemned the attacks as the work of “irresponsible cranks.
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