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Traffic on French high-speed trains gradually recovers after sabotage

SNCF employees at work on the outskirts of Chartres, northern France on July 26, 2024, after arson attacks. © Jean-Francoise Monier, AFP

Traffic on France's TGV high-speed trains should be back to normal by Monday after engineers worked through the night to repair sabotaged signal stations and cables. The attacks, which occurred early Friday, disrupted travel on the opening day of the Paris Olympic Games, affecting connections between Paris and major cities such as Lille, Bordeaux, and Strasbourg.

Traffic on France's high-speed rail network should be back to normal by Monday, Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete said after sabotaged signal stations and cables caused travel chaos on Friday, the opening day of the Olympic Games.

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