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France high-speed rail traffic disrupted by 'malicious acts' on Olympic ceremony

The TGV high-speed network has been disrupted on lines to the country's west, north and east, affecting some 800,000 passengers and causing delays ahead of the Paris 2024 opening ceremony. Eurostar trains between Paris and London were also affected.

THIBAUD MORITZ / AFPFrance's high-speed rail network was hit by "malicious acts" including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF said on Friday, July 26, hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. "This is a massive attack on a large scale to paralyze the TGV network," SNCF told Agence France-Presse (AFP), adding that many routes will have to be canceled and the situation would last "at least all weekend while repairs are conducted." "SNCF was the victim of several simultaneous malicious acts overnight," the national train operator said, adding that the attacks affected its Atlantic, northern and eastern lines.

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