The French national rail company says high-speed lines have been hit arson attacks that heavily disrupted traffic on the day of the high-risk Olympics opening ceremony.
PARIS — 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
“There was no longer a chance of making it on time,” rider Philipp Weishaupt, who was traveling with teammate Christian Kukuk, told dpa.French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said France’s intelligence services have been mobilized to find the perpetrators and of"acts of sabotage” which he described as “prepared and coordinated.
“The places were especially chosen to have the most serious impact, since each fire cut off two lines,” Farandou said. “We stayed two hours without water, without toilets, without electricity," she said."Then we could go out on the track for a bit and then the train returned. Now I’m not sure what’s going to happen.”
Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera said authorities were working to “evaluate the impact on travelers, athletes, and ensure the transport of all delegations to the competition sites” for the Olympics. Speaking on BFM television, she added, “Playing against the Games is playing against France, against your own camp, against your country.”
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