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Assholes arrive -- Vandals target French rail network before Olympics opening ceremony
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Coordinated arson attacks on TGV brings severe disruption to France’s busiest rail lines
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Reuters
Fri 26 Jul 2024 03.23 EDT
First published on Fri 26 Jul 2024 03.21 EDT
The Gare de Lyon train station in Paris. Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters
Vandals targeted France’s high-speed TGV network with a series of coordinated actions that brought major disruption to some of the country’s busiest rail lines ahead of the Paris Olympics .. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/olympic-games-2024 .. opening ceremony.
The state-owned railway operator said arsonists had targeted installations along the lines connecting Paris with the country’s west, north and east and that traffic would be severely disrupted during the weekend.
In a statement, the SNCF said: “Last night, the SNCF was victim of several acts of vandalism on the Atlantic, Northern and Eastern high-speed lines. Fires were deliberately set to damage our installations.”
The sports minister, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, condemned the vandalism.
“It’s completely appalling,” she told BFMTV. “To target the games is to target France.”
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/26/vandals-target-french-rail-network-olympics-opening-ceremony
"Countdown to Paris 2024
Latest news and updates on the Paris Olympics.
The Olympics are nearly here. For a weary world, they can't come soon enough."
Coordinated arson attacks on TGV brings severe disruption to France’s busiest rail lines
* Paris 2024 Olympics – live updates
Reuters
Fri 26 Jul 2024 03.23 EDT
First published on Fri 26 Jul 2024 03.21 EDT
The Gare de Lyon train station in Paris. Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters
Vandals targeted France’s high-speed TGV network with a series of coordinated actions that brought major disruption to some of the country’s busiest rail lines ahead of the Paris Olympics .. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/olympic-games-2024 .. opening ceremony.
The state-owned railway operator said arsonists had targeted installations along the lines connecting Paris with the country’s west, north and east and that traffic would be severely disrupted during the weekend.
In a statement, the SNCF said: “Last night, the SNCF was victim of several acts of vandalism on the Atlantic, Northern and Eastern high-speed lines. Fires were deliberately set to damage our installations.”
The sports minister, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, condemned the vandalism.
“It’s completely appalling,” she told BFMTV. “To target the games is to target France.”
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/26/vandals-target-french-rail-network-olympics-opening-ceremony
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