France Train Attack: Rail Network Hit Hours Before Olympics Opening Ceremony - In Pics

Just a few hours before the scheduled start of the opening ceremony of Paris Olympic Games 2024, France's high-speed rail network was disrupted by "malicious acts", including arson attacks that hampered the transport system, train operator SNCF said on Friday, July 26. The country's national train operator said that it was the victim of "several simultaneous malicious acts overnight,” adding that the attacks affected its Atlantic, northern and eastern lines. "This is a massive attack on a large scale to paralyse the TGV network," SNCF told AFP, adding that many routes will have to be cancelled and the situation would last "at least all weekend while repairs are conducted".

Updated on: 26 July 2024 3:19 pm

Updated on: 26 July 2024 3:19 pm

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Security at Gare du Nord train station in Paris | Photo: AP/Mark Baker

Travelers wait inside the Gare du Nord train station as police officers patrol at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Hours away from the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics, high-speed rail traffic to the French capital was severely disrupted on Friday by what officials described as "criminal actions" and sabotage.

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Travelers wait at Gare du Nord train station in Paris | Photo: AP/Mark Baker

Travelers wait inside the Gare du Nord train station at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Travelers wait at Gare de Montparnasse | Photo: AP/Yasin Dar

Travelers sit on stairs at the Gare de Montparnasse, at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Police patrol inside the Gare du Nord train station | Photo: AP/Mark Baker

Travelers wait as police officers patrol inside the Gare du Nord train station at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Security officers at Gare du Nord train station | Photo: AP/Mark Baker

Police officers patrol inside the Gare du Nord train station at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Gare de Montparnasse train station | Photo: AP/Yasin Dar

Travelers wait outside the Gare de Montparnasse train station, at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Photo: AP/Mark Baker

A traveler sits inside the Gare du Nord train station at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.

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Photo: AP/Mark Baker

Travelers wait inside the Gare du Nord train station at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Photo: AP/Yasin Dar

Travelers wait outside the Gare de Montparnasse train station, at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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