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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - An employee walks near InOui high-speed TGV trains on the Charenton-le-pont railway yard in Paris on February 16, 2024. French railway company SNCF suffered a massive attack of sufficient magnitude to paralyze its TGV network on the night of July 25, 2024 to July 26, the group told AFP and TGV traffic on the Atlantic, North and East routes will be very disrupted, a few hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. — AFP pic
PARIS, July 26 — France’s high-speed rail network was hit by “malicious acts” including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF said today, hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
“This is a massive attack on a large scale to paralyse the TGV network,” SNCF told AFP, adding that many routes will have to be cancelled 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.
“Arson attacks were started to damage our facilities,” it said, adding that traffic on the affected lines was “heavily disrupted”.
Trains were being diverted to different tracks “but we will have to cancel a large number of them”, the statement said.
The southeastern line was not affected as “a malicious act was foiled”.
SNCF urged passengers to postpone their trips and stay away from train stations.
The attacks were launched as Paris prepares for the opening ceremony, with 7,500 athletes, 300,000 spectators and an audience of VIPs. — AFP
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