French High-Speed Rail Paralyzed in Massive Attack Ahead of Olympics

Published on July 26, 2024

France’s high-speed TGV rail network has been paralyzed by vandalism and arson attacks, the train operator SNCF said, just hours before the Olympic Games in Paris are set to open. An SNCF spokesman told The Epoch Times by email that it was the “victim” of several simultaneous “malicious acts” affecting the Atlantique, Northern, and Eastern high-speed lines. He said the massive attack—which included deliberate fires set to damage its facilities—will “paralyze high-speed lines.” The attacks happened just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics, which are due to start on Friday. According to the French tourism site Sortiraparis, over 15 million visitors are expected to go to the capital for the games....