French rail lines disrupted by ‘coordinated sabotage’ ahead of Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Arson attacks cause travel chaos before start of Paris Olympics

PARIS— Arsonists attacked the French high-speed rail network early Friday, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe for some 800,000 people, including Olympic athletes heading to the grand opening ceremony of the Games in the evening. French officials condemned the attacks as “criminal actions,” though they said there was no sign of a direct link to the Games. Prosecutors in Paris opened a national investigation sayin…

Arsonists attack French high-speed rail system hours before opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics

PARIS (AP) — Arsonists attacked France's high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Targeting remote locations far from the capital, the apparently coordinated attacks sought to cut off rail routes into the city from all directions. The fires were predominantly set in pipes containing criti…

Arsonists attack French high-speed rail system hours before opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics

PARIS (AP) — Arsonists attacked France's high-speed rail network early Friday, paralyzing train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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France’s high-speed train lines are sabotaged hours before Olympic opening ceremony

PARIS — Just hours before the Olympic opening ceremony takes place in the French capital, rail networks around the country were brought to a standstill Friday by a series of arson attacks on train lines in what officials called “coordinated acts of malice.”Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the attacks on the infrastructure of France's high-speed rail lines. The disruption has brought chaos to the country’s busiest railway lines and c…

Paris Olympics off to rough start, with sabotaged trains and weather dampening mood before opening

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics were getting off to a rough start Friday, with suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network and cloudy skies and forecast rains over the French capital ahead of its sprawling, ambitious opening ceremony. On a day of utmost importance for France and its capital, with dozens of heads of state and government in town for the Olympic opening and a glo…