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French police suspect Normandy train derailment was result of sabotage

This UGC image courtesy of Luis Branco shows the scene of a trail derailment in Cleon, between the Normandy cities of Rouen and Caen, on September 11, 2026
This UGC image courtesy of Luis Branco shows the scene of a trail derailment in Cleon, between the Normandy cities of Rouen and Caen, on September 11, 2026. © Luis Branco, AFP

A police source said Saturday that French investigators suspect sabotage caused a train derailment in northwest France after a fragment of rail was found on the track. At least 44 people were injured in the derailment that occurred a day earlier, including an 18-year-old woman "in a critical condition".

Investigators suspect that a train derailment in northwest France which injured 44, one gravely, was the result of sabotage, a police source told AFP on Saturday.

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