Hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday, part of France’s high-speed rail network was paralyzed by “malicious acts” that disrupted service, officials in the country said Friday.
“Coordinated malicious acts targeted several TGV lines last night and will seriously disrupt traffic until this weekend,” French Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete said in a post on X on Friday morning.
“I strongly condemn these criminal actions which will compromise the departures on vacation of many French people,” he said.
It was unclear who might be responsible for the attacks.
France’s national rail operator SNCF said it was working to restore service following the incident.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Nancy Ing and Jean-Nicholas Fievet contributed.
