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DARK SECRETS: France s high speed train network paralysed by malicious acts | Rare Historical Photos

Passengers forced to wait for their trains at Gare Montparnasse, Paris, on July 26, after a series of arson attacks on the TGV network. © Thibaud Moritz, AFP

French train operator SNCF on Friday said that the country’s high-speed network had been targeted with widespread and "criminal" acts, disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands of people just hours before the grand opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Paris prosecutor has opened a probe into a suspected bid to undermine "fundamental national interests".

France's high-speed rail network was hit by "malicious acts" including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF said Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

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