French Fiber Optic Cables Cut in Latest Olympic Attack

Published 2024-07-29
A number of fiber optic cables carrying broadband service across France were cut overnight in the latest attack on the country’s infrastructure during the Olympic Games. Officials says the Games weren't impacted. Bloomberg's Benoit Berthelot reports.
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All Comments (16)
  • This was meant to be a parody - just like the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics
  • @jonpetter8921
    Guess somebody is pissed off for not being invited.
  • @sallymagee685
    Violence, destruction, outrage, & blasphemy! Sacrilegious display of mockery of The Last Supper in the City of Light & Saints!!!!
  • @tenchraven
    Well, someone is activating the cells. Doesn't have to be a national power, but doesn't mean that it isn't. But to think that we don't have to go only a few levels of cutouts to find a common cause, no, the French government thinks we're idiots.
  • @ScrewyDriverTheMan
    Awesome!!!! Macron should also say, THIS IS FRANCE!!!! when stuff like this happen, because it really is France where things like this happen LMAO
  • @bunnypong64
    You’ve my full support especially after Olympic Opening mocking Christianity
  • @Kyd-fi5kj
    Jeder Tag mit dir wäre ein Happy End. Es geht um die besondere Stimmung, die ich von dir bekomme.❤️❤️
  • @Kyd-fi5kj
    👇Offizieller „WTF“-Button😮😮
  • @lastChang
    The Russians 🇷🇺 did it with the support of the Chinese!
  • @nikayeptho11
    They invoked the devil 😈. Now the devil is at work. God is not mocked.
  • @hitpat6179
    BlackRock owns CROWDSTRIKE...just saying!