French Trains Sabotaged Ahead Of Paris Olympics Start

The Associated Press reports:

France’s high-speed rail network was hit Friday with widespread and “criminal” acts of vandalism including arson attacks, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe only hours before the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics.

Outgoing French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said that sabotage and arson that hit key parts of France’s high speed rail network on the eve of the Olympics had “a clear objective: blocking the high speed train network.”

He said the vandals strategically targeted the main routes from the north, east and west toward Paris, hours before the city hosts the Olympics opening ceremony.

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Hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, the French high-speed rail network was hit by ‘malicious’ arson attacks, disrupting the transport system of the host country for the world’s biggest sporting event. Many routes are reportedly being canceled and close to… pic.twitter.com/cfvu7b6mwx

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