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Weekend of disruption for French trains after Olympic sabotage

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 train lines remained disrupted on Saturday, a day after saboteurs paralysed much of the rail network ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris. According to the transport ministry, traffic won't return to normal until Monday.

Nearly one-third of trains were cancelled Saturday in the three regions affected by the attacks, with most trains still operating delayed by between one and two hours, state rail company SNCF said.

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