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'Sabotage' on French rail network before Olympics: What we know

SNCF said saboteurs had damaged fibre-optic cables vital for the safe operation of the trains © Denis CHARLET / AFP

Paris (AFP) – Arson attacks scrambled France's high-speed rail network for tens of thousands of passengers on Friday, after what officials called premeditated acts of "sabotage" just hours before the Paris Olympics opened.

Friday's attacks were launched as the French capital was under heavy security ahead of the Games opening ceremony, with 300,000 spectators and an audience of VIPs expected at the event.

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