Attacks on French railway lines leave travelers in chaos as Olympics kick off

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Published 2024-07-26
Just hours before the Summer Olympic Games torch relay concludes and the opening ceremony begins in Paris, France’s high-speed train lines were targeted by “malicious” acts, including arson, in what has been described as “coordinated sabotage” to disrupt travel. #CNN #News

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All Comments (21)
  • @BillyReplies
    The true danger is not that the trains can't travel TO Paris, it's that they cannot depart FROM Paris.
  • @darqueronin3935
    France will be hella lucky if they pull this Olympics off without a mass casualty event! They've allowed too many enemies into their country, and we're not far behind them!
  • @Anna-zy8sj
    Disgusting!!’ Can’t have anything!’
  • @tmc200527
    Just give everyone a participation medal and call it a day. Turns out it was just DEI technicians doing some maintenance work.
  • @bojanm986
    Muslims born in France are French, so it's French doing it themselves.
  • @johndowner2196
    Maybe protesting the cost of the Olympics and not using the funds for other social needs in France
  • @Tony-md7dk
    Continuining to show how diversity is our strength.
  • @maya2adore232
    Can you imagine if they sabotage the Channel tunnel between the UK and France?
  • @Luna25gma
    Liberal states, 😂 Next USA and UK
  • @clpasztor
    Parisians are extremely angry that the Olympics are taking place in the city. Students kicked out of their housing, people unable to get to doctors appointments people unable to get to work bc of busy trains…. this is just the begininng
  • @clam371384
    This is just the worst timing to have such global event in Europe
  • @glep3570
    Well, it might be time to move on from the Olympics. If you need 75K security for them and you still have issues, it may be that the world is no longer mature enough for such spectacles.
  • @alexsawa2956
    If travellers are stranded and crowded, they'll be easy pickings for pickpockets...