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French rail network hit by 'malicious acts' ahead of Paris Olympics


French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal calls attacks ‘acts of sabotage’, says they were ‘prepared and coordinated’.

France’s high-speed TGV rail network has been hit by “malicious acts”, disrupting some of the nation’s busiest lines on the day of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal wrote on X that France’s intelligence services have been mobilised to find the perpetrators as he characterised the attacks as “acts of sabotage” that were “prepared and coordinated”. The attacks occurred against a backdrop of global tensions and heightened security measures as the city prepared for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday, an event featuring 7,500 athletes, 300,000 spectators and an audience of VIPs.

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