France trains live updates: Arson attacks on French train network delay thousands of travellers hours before Olympic ceremony
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/15194265
From BBC:
- A series of fires has hit French high-speed rail lines, hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
- Rail company SNCF says it’s a “massive attack aimed at paralysing the network”; France’s transport minister condemns the "co-ordinated malicious acts"
- Some 800,000 customers will be affected with disruption expected all weekend, the rail firm says
- Eurostar tells customers to postpone trips if they can, as it faces ongoing disruption
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