Published 1 year ago

Paris trains canceled after 'scandalous' act of vandalism

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The national rail operator, SNCF, said the cables powered signals for trains on the network. It filed a legal complaint, calling the overnight damage deliberate. The motives for the apparent vandalism were unknown. But it largely shut down Gare de lEst, a station that links Paris to cities and towns in the east.

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Associated Press News

Paris trains canceled after 'scandalous' act of vandalism

PARIS (AP) — Apparently deliberately set blazes to clusters of electrical cables caused cascading cancellations on the Paris train network Tuesday, all but shutting down services at one of the French capital's busiest stations.

1 year ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Paris trains cancelled after cables burned in ‘scandalous’ act of vandalism

Apparently deliberate fires in clusters of electrical cables have caused a series of cancellations on the Paris train network, all but shutting down services at one of the capital’s busiest stations.

1 year ago·Ireland

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NZ Herald

‘Scandalous’ act of vandalism throws Paris transport into disarray

Deliberate acts of arson has derailed Paris's public transport.

1 year ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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KIFI

Paris trains canceled after 'scandalous' act of vandalism

PARIS (AP) — Apparently deliberately set blazes to clusters of electrical cables have caused cascading cancellations on the Paris train network. The fires all but shut down services at one of the French capital’s busiest stations. The SNCF national rail operator said Tuesday that overnight fires damaged 48 cables that power signals for trains on the network. The SNCF filed a legal complaint that said the damage appeared to be deliberate. The tra…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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CBS News

Paris trains shut down by "scandalous act of vandalism" as fire destroys hundreds of vital cables

What the national rail company first thought was an accident is being investigated as an act of "very serious" sabotage, with hundreds of thousands of people stranded.

1 year ago

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