Attack on France’s high speed rail.
Paris: The attack on the high-speed rail network a day before the opening of the Olympic Games in France is being described as well-planned. The attack, which took place just hours before the opening of the Olympics, forced a large number of players to return home. This attack took place on trains going to Paris. Due to widespread ‘criminal’ incidents including arson, the high-speed rail network came to a complete standstill today and travel to Paris from France and the rest of Europe was disrupted just hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympics.
French authorities condemned the attacks, calling them “criminal acts”. Prosecutors in Paris have launched an investigation into the matter and said those found guilty could face 15 to 20 years in prison. As authorities in Paris prepared for a spectacular parade on and along the Seine river, reports of arson were received near the tracks on the Atlantique, Nord and Est high-speed lines. The arson incidents disrupted rail traffic and affected thousands of commuters.
2 German athletes return to Belgium
Two German athletes travelling on a train to Paris to attend the opening ceremony had to return to Belgium because of the closure of the railway line and will now be unable to attend the ceremony, German news agency dpa reported. “There is no question of arriving on time now. Similarly, athletes from many other countries have also returned,” teammate Philip Weishaupt, a rider travelling with Christian Kukuk, told dpa. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on X that French intelligence services have been deployed to find the culprits. Attal described these incidents as “well-planned and coordinated”. However, no one was reported injured in these incidents.
This was recovered from the scene of incident
Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete reported seeing people fleeing the scene of the arson and the recovery of incendiary devices. “All this indicates that the accused set the fires deliberately,” he said. Vergriete told BFM television that the incidents had crippled several high-speed lines linking Paris to the rest of France and neighbouring countries. French national rail company SNCF said areas at rail track intersections were targeted to double the impact of the incidents.
“Two destinations were affected by an act of arson,” the company’s chief executive, Jean-Pierre Farandou, said. “These were well-planned, premeditated and coordinated attacks, aimed at causing serious harm to the French people,” Farandou said. (AP)
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