US EditionFrench Authorities Blame Sabotage for Second Power Blackout
- On Sunday early morning, a major power outage affected Nice and nearby cities in southeastern France due to damage at an electrical facility.
- The blackout followed a similar outage in Cannes on Saturday during its film festival, both suspected to be caused by arson, though police have not confirmed a link.
- Approximately 45,000 households lost power in the Nice area, disrupting trams and briefly cutting power to the airport, while the Cannes outage affected 160,000 homes and festival events.
- The Nice public prosecutor opened a criminal investigation for "organized arson," and Mayor Christian Estrosi condemned the attacks, ordering police protection for electrical sites.
- By 5:30 a.m. Sunday, electricity service in Nice had been completely reestablished, though investigations are ongoing to determine the extent of the damage and the nature of the attacks amid increased security measures.
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France blames sabotage for second Riviera blackout, boosts security
France boosts security after suspected sabotage at a Nice power substation caused a second major Riviera blackout in two days, cutting electricity to 45,000 homes and briefly hitting the airport. A similar attack disrupted Cannes' film festival finale on Saturday, forcing backup generator use.
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French authorities blame sabotage for second power blackout
French authorities on Sunday blamed sabotage and ordered heightened security after a fire at an electricity sub-station in Nice caused the second major power blackout in two days along the Riviera.
David Lisnard, Mayor of Cannes and President of the Association of Mayors of France (AMF), reacts after the series of attacks on the electricity grid that caused massive breakdowns this weekend.
This is a claim that appeared this Sunday on the networks of anarchist groups. Investigators must confirm this track. These activists appropriate the sabotage of a pylon and an electric transformer in the region of Cannes. Another transformer was set on fire in Nice this morning. For the time being, there is nothing to link these acts. Especially since in the claim, Nice is not mentioned. The Festival de Cannes, he, clearly. (Police, justice and…
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