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French Police Arrest Ultra-left Activist After Sabotage Attacks: Source

The attacks paralysed French high speed rail travel (Credit: AFP)

French authorities have arrested an activist belonging to an ultra-left movement at a site belonging to national rail operator SNCF, days after sabotage attacks paralysed the network at the start of the Olympic Games, a police source said Monday.

The man was detained at Oissel in northern France on Sunday and had access keys to SNCF technical premises, tools and literature linked to the ultra-left, said the source, asking not to be named.

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