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Sabotajes alteran funcionamiento de vías ferroviarias francesas
July 26, 2024 - La red de trenes de alta velocidad de Francia fue objeto de ataques múltiples, incluyendo incendio provocado, que interrumpieron los viajes de cientos de miles de personas antes de la ceremonia de apertura de los Olímpicos de París.
The French state railway company SNCF called the overnight disruption a “massive attack aimed at paralyzing the high-speed line network.”
In a post on X, SNCF said, “a large number of trains were diverted or canceled” and asked all travellers who could postpone their trip and not go to the station to do so.
SNCF CEO Jean-Pierre Farandou told a press conference on Friday that cables -- which are there to ensure the security of train drivers -- were set on fire and taken apart but that authorities “don’t know who is behind it.”
It was “a premeditated, calculated, coordinated attack” that indicates “a desire to seriously harm” the French people, Farandou said.
The disruptions hit Paris’ Montparnasse and Gare du Nord stations particularly hard.
SNCF feared disruptions would continue “at least all weekend.”