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France’s national high-speed rail network was hit by “sabotage” on Friday that disrupted travel for tens of thousands of passengers. The malicious strikes came as travelers were expected to descend on the capital ahead of the start of the Paris Olympics.
“Arson attacks were started to damage our facilities,” the SNCF said, noting traffic on the affected lines was “heavily disrupted” and the situation would last through the weekend as repairs are conducted. SNCF chief executive Jean-Pierre Farandou said 800,000 passengers were affected while Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete called the attacks an “outrageous criminal act” that would have “very serious consequences” for rail traffic throughout the weekend.SNCF said trains were being diverted to different tracks “but we will have to cancel a large number of them”.
While much attention is focussed on cyberattacks, physical sabotage of the infrastructure underpinning modern life remains a serious issue and attacks like this are common, if little heeded.
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