Olympic 'sabotage': Arsonists target high-speed rail routes

Arsonists have carried out attacks on France's high-speed train network causing major travel disruption ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

With the games set to get under way amid an unprecedented peacetime security operation, the state-owned railway operator SNCF said fires had been set at installations along the lines connecting the capital with cities such as Lille in the north, Bordeaux in west and Strasbourg in the east.

It said timetables would be severely impacted over the weekend and has urged all travellers to postpone their journeys. Eurostar has also said services between London and Paris were being diverted, with several trains cancelled and journey times increased by 90 minutes.

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[lukebarnes]

Nobody is surprised, has anybody been watching paris over the last couple years

[admn]

The whole Paris olympics, just problems everywhere. Not feeling the vibe this year.

[jimoconnor]

How many rapes will be reported in the next few weeks ?

[Durka-Durka]

Everyone feeling culturally enriched yet?!!! 🙄

[miloszlewandowski]

There's always someone that wants to spoil the party.

[AshesToAshs]

Damn, it’s already happening, well, wasn’t like we didn’t know they will attack the Olympics

[lydiaguimaraes]

We all saw it coming, what better time than Olympics?

[Blessedishisname]

Wonder who eh ?? Sad to see our countries fall for people who ruined their own nations
We have more enemies within than without

Sad

[Yaman-dz]

They call it vandalism....we call it terrorist attacks 👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹

[danw]

It must be all the new doctors and nurses coming over

[Robnson]

French government incredibly vague about who did this! Obviously not the locals, think we might be looking for a powerful former friend of the country? 🤔

[starburst]

Bets on it being a Muhammad, not a Jean or Pierre?

[KelvinRees-kv]

The same crowd the religious people of peace again

[markriding]

This years Olympics on a par with the painters.

[slicktripss]

This is just the beginning of a storm of evil

[muckraker]

Maybe it was just workers having accidents? Or is that only when it has a spire?

[JPTruth-zmgk]

Sounds coordinated almost like a military operation by people with a military background, who could it be?

[mg]

Islam the religion of peace keep those borders open

[currysauce-ftyf]

blame politics for the wrath of the people

[starburst]

Thousands of foreign police and domestic French troops deployed, for what exactly?? Why do this expensive "show" of force without any actual force protection?