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France 24
France 24
Politics
Louis CHAHUNEAU

French rail network vandalism: Investigators probe far-left connections, foreign links

French railway workers and gendarmes inspect the scene of a suspected attack on the high-speed rail network in Croiselles, northern France, on July 26, 2024. © Denis Charlet, AFP

Those responsible for the coordinated acts of sabotage that hit the French railway network on Friday, just before the Olympic Games' opening ceremony, are still unknown. Initial police investigations are looking at individuals connected with extreme left-wing groups. However, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has also raised the possibility of foreign involvement.

French police are investigating the possible involvement of extreme left groups in last week’s sabotage of the French rail system that paralysed high-speed TGV lines and disrupted travel for about 800,000 people in France.

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