French train networks partially restored after line sabotage ahead of Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

French train networks partially restored after line sabotage ahead of Olympics

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French railway company SNCF said Saturday it has made progress in partially restoring high-speed train services after acts of sabotage disrupted three major lines ahead of Friday night's Olympic Games opening ceremony on the Seine River. SNCF said its agents worked through the night in adverse weather conditions to improve the TGV traffic from the north, east and west to Paris. “On the North, Brittany and South-West high-speed lines, seven out of 10 trains on average will run with delays of one to two hours,” SNCF said.

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Rail services in France back on track
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rail services in France back on track

China Daily  

Employees of France's national rail operator and French police inspect the scene of a suspected attack on the high-speed railway network in Croiselles, northern France on Friday. DENIS CHARLET/AFP France's national rail operator SNCF says repairs to its infrastructure have been completed following a suspected coordinated arson attack on Friday, just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic …

Rail services in France back on track
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rail services in France back on track

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-07-30 09:39 Employees of France's national rail operator and French police inspect the scene of a suspected attack on the high-speed railway network in Croiselles, northern France on Friday. DENIS CHARLET/AFP France's national rail operator SNCF says repairs to its infrastructure have been completed following a suspected coordinated arson …

French internet cables sabotaged, police say
4 months, 3 weeks ago

French internet cables sabotaged, police say

The Hindu  

Fibre-optic cables in several parts of France have been "sabotaged", police said on Monday, three days after the rail system was hit by attacks that halted trains across the country. Police said the cables of several telecoms operators had been sabotaged in six areas of France overnight from Sunday into Monday but Paris was not affected. "It's vandalism," said Nicolas …

Paris Olympics: Vandals attack telecoms lines days after rail sabotage, interrupts phone and internet services – India TV
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Vandals attack telecoms lines days after rail sabotage, interrupts phone and internet services – India TV

India TV News  

The French government says multiple telecommunications lines have been hit by acts of vandalism, affecting fiber lines and fixed and mobile phone lines as cities around France are hosting events for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The vandalism came after arson attacks hit train networks around France on Friday, hours before the Olympics opening ceremony. A French police official said at …

Far-left activist arrested over arson attacks that paralysed French rail network hours before Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Far-left activist arrested over arson attacks that paralysed French rail network hours before Olympics

ABC  

French authorities have reportedly arrested an activist belonging to an ultra-left movement at a site belonging to national rail operator SNCF. Days after sabotage attacks paralysed the network at the start of the Olympic Games, a police source said the man was detained in Oissel in northern France on Sunday. What we know about the attacks on France's high-speed rail …

French train networks partially restored after line sabotage ahead of Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

French train networks partially restored after line sabotage ahead of Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — French railway company SNCF said Saturday it has made progress in partially restoring high-speed train services after acts of sabotage disrupted three major lines ahead of Friday night’s Olympic Games opening ceremony on the Seine River. SNCF said its agents worked through the night in adverse weather conditions to improve the TGV traffic from the north, east and …

Everything we know about France’s Olympic rail chaos as Kremlin responds to arrest of Russian citizen
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Everything we know about France’s Olympic rail chaos as Kremlin responds to arrest of Russian citizen

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Saboteurs have launched a “malicious” …

Who was behind the sabotage of France’s railway network? Here’s what we know
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Who was behind the sabotage of France’s railway network? Here’s what we know

CNN  

CNN — France is still facing travel disruption a day after saboteurs targeted high-speed railway lines in an attack coinciding with the start of the Olympics. French police will know “quite quickly who is responsible” for the attacks, the country’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Saturday. Jean-Pierre Farandou, the CEO of state-owned rail company SNCF, told journalists that cables …

What we know about 'malicious' attack on French train network ahead of Olympics opening
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What we know about 'malicious' attack on French train network ahead of Olympics opening

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French transport was thrust into …

Olympics opening cermony latest: French rail network sabotaged hours before Paris Games begin
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympics opening cermony latest: French rail network sabotaged hours before Paris Games begin

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy France’s high-speed rail network was …

Sabotage hits France’s rail lines as Olympics begin
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sabotage hits France’s rail lines as Olympics begin

Live Mint  

PARIS—France’s rail network was the target of a massive act of sabotage Friday, the day of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, officials said, bringing service on several high-speed rail lines to a halt in outages that are expected to last for days. Officials said fires were set at around 4 a.m. local time at several places around the …

What we know so far about the attack on France’s rail network ahead of Olympics opening
4 months, 4 weeks ago

What we know so far about the attack on France’s rail network ahead of Olympics opening

LA Times  

Travelers wait outside a train station in Bordeaux, France. Hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympics, high-speed rail traffic was severely disrupted by what authorities called a series of coordinated “malicious acts.” French transport was thrust into chaos Friday just hours before the 2024 Olympics’ opening ceremony after a series of coordinated “malicious acts” upended high-speed rail service. Paris …

Arson attacks paralyze French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Arson attacks paralyze French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics

LA Times  

Travelers wait inside the Gare du Nord train station at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Friday. Arsonists attacked France’s high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said intelligence services were mobilized …

SNCF: France’s high-speed train lines disrupted by ‘coordinated sabotage’ ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony
4 months, 4 weeks ago

SNCF: France’s high-speed train lines disrupted by ‘coordinated sabotage’ ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony

CNN  

Paris CNN — France’s high-speed train lines were targeted by multiple “malicious” acts including arson on Friday, in what has been described as “an attack on France” and “coordinated sabotage” to disrupt travel ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The opening ceremony went ahead later on Friday, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach told reporters he …

France's high-speed train lines are sabotaged hours before Olympic opening ceremony
4 months, 4 weeks ago

France's high-speed train lines are sabotaged hours before Olympic opening ceremony

NPR  

France's high-speed train lines are sabotaged hours before Olympic opening ceremony toggle caption Yasin Dar/AP NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. PARIS — Just hours before the Olympic opening ceremony takes place in the French capital, rail networks around the country were brought to a standstill Friday by a series of arson attacks on train lines in …

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