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Saboteurs attack French railways hours before Paris Olympics opening ceremony

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Saboteurs attacked France’s TGV high-speed train network in coordinated actions that caused chaos on the country’s busiest rail lines ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26, 2024. The action took place despite a massive security operation involving tens of thousands of troops and police to guard against any threat to the global sporting extravaganza. The state-owned railway operator said arsonists had damaged signal boxes along the lines connecting Paris with cities such as Lille in the north, Bordeaux in the west and Strasbourg in the east. Another attack on the Paris-Marseille line was foiled. Hundreds of thousands of people were left stranded.

Source: Reuters
 

July 26, 2024