A “claim email” denounces the Paris 2024 Olympics, what we know

SNCF – A new disturbing element in the investigation. A message of support for the series of acts of sabotage committed on Friday against the SNCF high-speed rail network was received on Saturday 27 July by several media outlets, including Provence who disclosed it, as well as by foreign press headlines.

• Harsh criticism of the Olympic Games

The message, the content of which has been revealed by several media outlets, begins with this title: “Claim for sabotage of TGV lines a few hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games”.

“They call this a celebration? We see it as a celebration of nationalism, a gigantic staging of the subjugation of populations by states.”it is notably written.

And to add: “Under a playful and friendly air, the Olympic Games offer a field of experimentation for the police management of crowds and the generalized control of our movements.”

• A speech reminiscent of certain radical groups

These remarks recall the anti-capitalist speeches of certain radical groups. As recalled The Parisianthe ultra-left has already claimed actions in the past via anonymous emails sent to the media or via texts posted online, as during the affair of the relay antennas set on fire in 2020.

Especially since the email was sent via the Riseup platform, according to Provence. Riseup defines itself as “providing online communication tools for individuals and groups advocating for liberatory social change”.

• No details on the actions taken

However, no details on the actions taken are provided. So, according to a source close to the case, it is not a question “not a claim as such”but rather a message of support for the sabotage, to congratulate ourselves on it. “Nothing really serious”according to another source close to the matter.

This email is now the subject of “checks” as part of the investigation opened by the Paris public prosecutor’s office for damage to property likely to harm the fundamental interests of the Nation, attack on an automated data processing system by an organized gang and criminal association. “The investigators have taken note of this message of claim” et “all leads are being taken seriously”, confirms the Paris prosecutor’s office TF1-LCI.

“We have recovered a certain number of elements which allow us to believe that we will know fairly quickly who is responsible for what clearly did not sabotage the Olympic Games, but which sabotaged part of the French people’s holidays.”Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said on France 2 on Saturday.

• Repair work completed

During the night from Thursday to Friday, fiber optic cables running near the tracks and ensuring the transmission of safety information for drivers (red lights, points, etc.) were cut and set on fire at various locations on the TGV line network. An operation “well prepared”organized by a “same structure”according to a source close to the investigation.

After hard work by railway workers since Friday, the SNCF announced on Sunday that repair work on its TGV lines had been completed. “finished” and that’“there will be no more disturbance” for travelers “as of Monday morning”.

This Sunday, the situation on the Atlantic axis is “almost normal” et “3 TGVs out of 4” circulate on the North axis, “without any increase in travel time now”SNCF said in a press release.