Paris: Sabotage on high-speed trains just before the start of the Olympic Games

Sabotage of high-speed trains occurred in France, just before the start of the Olympic Games, while more than 800 thousand passengers cannot move in the French capital.

The French railway company SNCF suffered during the night of Thursday to today Friday (25-26/7) a “massive attack of a range capable of causing paralysis” of the TGV high-speed train network, which was “largely disrupted”, it informed to AFP, a few hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

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“We are diverting some trains to classic lines, but we will have to cancel a large number” of routes, SNCF added in a statement.

The French railway company clarified that “this situation is expected to last at least throughout the weekend, while repairs are carried out”.

Three high-speed train lines were vandalized overnight in France, Reuters reported, citing a statement from the state railway company, which caused major traffic problems on the day of the official opening of the Paris Olympics.

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Source: www.zougla.gr