{"id":102324,"date":"2024-07-26T07:25:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T07:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/vandals-target-paris-olympics-with-arson-attacks-on-high-speed-rail-routes\/"},"modified":"2024-07-26T07:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T07:25:09","slug":"vandals-target-paris-olympics-with-arson-attacks-on-high-speed-rail-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/vandals-target-paris-olympics-with-arson-attacks-on-high-speed-rail-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"Vandals target Paris Olympics with arson attacks on high-speed rail routes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/512x512\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png?fit=512,512&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vandals target Paris Olympics with arson attacks on high-speed rail routes\" title=\"Vandals target Paris Olympics with arson attacks on high-speed rail routes\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Vandals have carried out arson attacks on France&#8217;s high-speed train network causing major travel disruption ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The state-owned railway operator SNCF said fires had been set at installations along the lines connecting Paris with the country&#8217;s west, north and east and that services would be severely impacted during the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>It said in a statement: &#8220;Last night, the SNCF was victim of several acts of vandalism on the Atlantic, Northern and Eastern high-speed lines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fires were deliberately set to damage our installations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera condemned the vandalism, which she referred to as &#8220;a sort of coordinated sabotage&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8220;It&#8217;s completely appalling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To target the games is to target France.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She added: &#8220;It will disrupt this day and probably this weekend as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-strapline sdc-article-strapline--default-layout\" data-component-name=\"sdc-article-strapline\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__link\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__image-wrap\">\n                <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/320x180\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png 320w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/640x380\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png 640w\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/256x256\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png 256w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/512x512\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png 512w\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__body\">\n                <span class=\"sdc-article-strapline__title\">Follow Sky News on WhatsApp<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-strapline__text\">Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky News<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va868Fv8vd1UsF99tP1u\" class=\"sdc-article-strapline__button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap here<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please refresh the page for the fullest version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the <a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skynews.com\/skynews\/appdownload\"><strong>Sky News app<\/strong><\/a>. 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