A "massive attack" against France's high-speed TGV rail network was an "outrageous criminal act", Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete has said, hours ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.
There would be "very serious consequences" for rail traffic throughout the weekend with connections towards northern, eastern and northwestern France halved, Mr Vergriete said.
Rail operator SNCF chief executive Jean-Pierre Farandou said 800,000 passengers were affected.
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French security forces are hunting the people behind Friday's attacks that hobbled the country's high-speed rail network, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on X.
ReplyDelete"Our intelligence services and law enforcement are mobilised to find and punish the perpetrators of these criminal acts," Attal posted on X, calling the attacks "prepared and coordinated acts of sabotage against (rail operator) SNCF's installations" with "huge and serious consequences for the rail network".
At Paris's Montparnasse train station, dozens of passengers were waiting for more information about their trips after delays of 30 minutes to almost two hours were announced.
ReplyDeleteEurostar also said its rail services between London and Paris had been disrupted by the acts of vandalism, resulting in several cancellations and longer journey times.
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