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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch and Simon Calder

Eurostar chaos as cable theft cancels trains and leaves thousands of passengers stranded

Thousands of passengers have had their Eurostar journeys cancelled after two days of disruption led to “chaos” on the high-speed line.

Customers were warned on Wednesday to delay or cancel their journeys after 600m of cable was stolen on the high-speed line near Lille, France, cancelling the journeys of more than 5,000 people.

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