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Post by Admin on Jul 29, 2024 2:52:03 GMT
It has been revealed that multiple media outlets received emails stating that they were responsible for the arson attack on high-speed rail facilities just before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics™.
The TGV high-speed train is expected to return to normal operation on the 29th, but according to the French daily newspaper La Provence, an email stating that it was responsible was received by multiple media outlets more than 24 hours after the incident.
The email criticizes the Olympics as a "celebration of nationalism" and says "La Provence" "suggests a crime committed by far-left groups."
On the other hand, since ``Figaro'' does not contain the specific details of the incident, it is not a statement of responsibility, but rather a ``message supporting sabotage.''
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Post by Admin on Jul 29, 2024 9:45:33 GMT
PARIS (Reuters) - French Interior Minister Darmanin on Saturday reposted media reports that a far-left activist had been arrested in connection with vandalism that targeted France's high-speed railways on the opening day of the Paris Olympics on 26th. (correction).
The government has not officially announced the arrests.*Due to a correction in the English text, it has been corrected to read that the Minister of Home Affairs reposted the report, rather than the Minister of Home Affairs' announcement.
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Post by Admin on Jul 29, 2024 9:49:37 GMT
The reports by Le Parisien newspaper and BFM TV on Monday said cables in electrical cabinets had been cut in southern France, and telecommunication installations in the Meuse region near Luxembourg and the Oise area near Paris had been vandalised, affecting mainly fixed-line services.
Saboteurs targeted France's high-speed rail network on Friday with pre-dawn attacks on signal substations and cables, causing travel chaos hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said one far-left extremist had been arrested on Sunday in relation to that case.
Traffic only returned to normal on Monday morning after some 800,000 people faced disruptions, including 100,000 people whose trains had to be cancelled outright.
The reports by Le Parisien and BFM TV did not state if there were any links between the vandalism of the telecoms infrastructure and the earlier sabotage of the rail network.
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