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France's high-speed train network paralysed by 'malicious acts'

Passengers gather around the departure and arrival boards at the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris on 26 July, 2024 as France's high-speed rail network was hit by malicious acts disrupting the transport system hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Games. AFP - THIBAUD MORITZ

France's high-speed rail network was hit Friday with widespread and “criminal” acts of vandalism including arson attacks, paralysing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe only hours before the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics.

France's TGV network was hit by "several simultaneous malicious acts overnight" train operator SNCF said Friday.

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