The sh*t show must go on
Also worth noting that the opening ceremony will take place outside a stadium for the first time ever. It's expected to last 4 hours.
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France trains: Arson attackers targeted rail network's 'nerve centres', French PM says, as services slowly resume
Some 800,000 people are expected to be affected by delays, with a quarter of Eurostar trains hit.
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- A series of fires have hit French high-speed rail lines, hours before the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympic Games
- Rail company SNCF says it's a "massive attack aimed at paralysing the network"; France's transport minister says they're dealing with "co-ordinated malicious acts"
- Some 800,000 customers are affected with disruption expected "at least all weekend", the rail firm says - passengers are asked to postpone trips and not travel to stations
SNCF says it’s been a victim overnight of a "massive attack aimed at paralysing the network”.
Fires were started at three points on TGV lines running west, north and east of Paris.
A fourth arson attack on the line running south to Lyon and the Mediterranean was foiled.
The result is that TGV trains are being diverted onto other lines, leading to delays of up to two hours and some cancellations.
Repairs will not be completed until after the weekend.
No claim of responsibility has been made but it is hard not to see a link with the Olympic Games.
Also worth noting that the opening ceremony will take place outside a stadium for the first time ever. It's expected to last 4 hours.
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