ET Aurelien BreedenJohn Yoon andService on three high-speed train lines in France was disrupted on Friday because of arson attacks, the national railway company said, causing travel chaos on the day of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics in Paris.
“A massive attack took place last night to paralyze the high-speed rail network,” the railway company, S.N.C.F., said in a statement.
Traffic was “severely disrupted” on three lines where fires had been set: the Atlantic, Northern and Eastern lines, the company said, and many trains had been canceled.
The mood was already tense in Paris, where security has been tightening for weeks ahead of Friday night’s Opening Ceremony.
The company said that another attack had been thwarted on the line that connects Paris to southeastern France.
Persons:
Yoon, Patrice Vergriete
Organizations:
Olympic, Firefighters
Locations:
France, Paris, Northern, Arras, Lille, Courtalain