Hours before the much-anticipated opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, French rail company SNCF revealed that its high-speed network has been deliberately targeted by malicious acts intended to cripple the system.

 

Several high-speed TGV lines to the west, north, and east of Paris have been hit, leading to significant queues at Montparnasse station, which serves destinations to the west of the capital. Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete has strongly condemned these acts, emphasising the disruption to holiday plans.

 

Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra described the attacks as “downright appalling.”

 

“The impact on public and Olympic athletes is currently being assessed.”

 

 

With over 300,000 spectators expected in Paris for Friday’s opening ceremony, which features thousands of Olympic athletes sailing down the River Seine, the timing could not be worse.

 

SNCF has reported fires set to damage its facilities, with sources close to the investigation confirming to AFP news agency that the incidents involved sabotage. While no group has claimed responsibility, the coordinated nature of the attacks has raised significant concern.

 

The disruption has led to numerous train cancellations, with SNCF warning that the chaos could last at least all weekend while repairs are conducted. Some high-speed services have been diverted onto other lines, creating a ripple effect that is impacting additional services.

 

As the city braces for the Olympic spectacle, the focus now shifts to repairing the damage and ensuring the safe transport of spectators and athletes, reported BBC News.

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of Getty Images via BBC News

 

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I would imagine this is very worrying for the French authorities. 

For the first time the opening ceremony is taking place completely in the open, not in an enclosed stadium that is relatively easy to police.

I believe about 6 kilometres of the Seine is being used as a floating platform for the athletes.

Welcome to the land of wine and Quran.

Russia, whose involvement in the Olympics has been curtailed due to its invasion of Ukraine, and which has not appreciated Macron's advocacy of more direct military support for Ukraine, seems to have a real hard-on for France lately. Russia has also been very successful in undermining France's influence in the Sahel region of West and North Africa, and it is also probably disappointed that the far-right Rassemblement National party, which is Kremlin friendly, did so poorly in the recent French Parliamentary elections. This attack directed towards infrastructure rather than civilian casualties doesn't appear to fit usual pattern of Islamic terrorism.

 

Edited July 26, 20241 yr by Gecko123

1 hour ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Welcome to the land of wine and Quran.

Caviar is perhaps more appropriate.I hope they catch the perps and find out who’s pulling the strings 

Informative segment:

 

 

Putin's doing unless proven otherwise.

Sacre Bleu

It ought to be shoot on sight on the high speed lines, one accident there would cost hundreds of lives as seen by the high speed train accident in Germany some years back.

do they mean REGULAR STRIKES during peak hour ?

Beautifull, unique ceremony (like  french women  😉. ). the country is biting the dust politacally, socially, economically etc... But France still remains magnificent and with some talent left. hopefully...Bonne journée!

A sabotage attack, shock horror. Nothing like that was expected was it? After all, France is a peaceful nation and has no enemies, isn't that so?

I mean, they'd never support the killing of thousands of children, or give loads of cash and weapons to one side of a war, would they?

Tell me it ain't so.

Edited July 27, 20241 yr by thaibeachlovers

19 hours ago, soalbundy said:

It ought to be shoot on sight on the high speed lines, one accident there would cost hundreds of lives as seen by the high speed train accident in Germany some years back.

How many soldiers or police do you think it would take to protect the thousands of km of French railways?

7 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

A sabotage attack, shock horror. Nothing like that was expected was it? After all, France is a peaceful nation and has no enemies, isn't that so?

I mean, they'd never support the killing of thousands of children, or give loads of cash and weapons to one side of a war, would they?

Tell me it ain't so.

 

You appear to have confused France with Russia.

English please.

10 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

A sabotage attack, shock horror. Nothing like that was expected was it? After all, France is a peaceful nation and has no enemies, isn't that so?

I mean, they'd never support the killing of thousands of children, or give loads of cash and weapons to one side of a war, would they?

Tell me it ain't so.

that old drivel again

This one hasn't got everything tucked in.😁 

‘Good grief’: Olympic Games hands out over 200,000 condoms in Paris

 

 And cardboard beds that collapse under weight...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9h7QY3ynd0

 

Edited July 28, 20241 yr by impulse

1 hour ago, roo860 said:

This one hasn't got everything tucked in.😁 

 

Must be nuts!

3 hours ago, steve187 said:

that old drivel again

Your usual non response posing as relevant I see. Anything to say about the topic as opposed to myself? If unsure what the topic is it's at the top of the page, and it doesn't include me in it.

5 hours ago, RayC said:

 

You appear to have confused France with Russia.

Well said, Raymond......

8 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

The West is going to need to be as united as possible in the face of Russian aggression.

and just how exactly are "we" going to involved in this "fortress west", in your opinion?

 

Given we invited millions of people opposed to our culture to come and live among us, it's a bit late to be thinking of raising the drawbridge.

1 minute ago, thaibeachlovers said:

and just how exactly are "we" going to involved in this "fortress west", in your opinion?

 

Given we invited millions of people opposed to our culture to come and live among us, it's a bit late to be thinking of raising the drawbridge.

 

textbook example of the application of the Ruzzian textbook of propaganda, 2024 edition.

your superiors must be proud of you.

the Olgino location has been closed, where did they transfer to ?

10 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

and just how exactly are "we" going to involved in this "fortress west", in your opinion?

 

Given we invited millions of people opposed to our culture to come and live among us, it's a bit late to be thinking of raising the drawbridge.

You missed my point entirely. My point is that racial and national identity politics undermine social cohesion.

1 minute ago, Gecko123 said:

You missed my point entirely. My point is that racial and national identity politics undermine social cohesion.

Fair enough,but I think social cohesion is as dead as the Dodo. We seem to be a collection of individuals sort of getting along was well as can be expected, but the idea that we will ever put aside our individuality to work as a united nation left the building long ago, IMO.

It's the "me" generation, and there is no "us" in me.

Trains are running again tomorrow.

10 minutes ago, Roo Island said:

Daily Caller again? Probably the worst media outlet ever. Stunning you are drawn to it.

 

Funny. I say the same thing about CNN and MSDNC.

 

But I still link to them if they beat the right wing rags to the story.  Usually, they're hours behind. Sometimes days, waiting for their talking points from the DNC.

 

Just now, impulse said:

 

Funny. I say the same thing about CNN and MSDNC.

 

But I still link to them if they beat the right wing rags to the story.  Usually, they're hours behind. Sometimes days, waiting for their talking points from the DNC.

 

Drank the kool-aid. Daily Caller is a bizarre site for misinformation. Luckily. Most of your links get removed. For good reasons

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/06/mysterious-attacks-across-europe-new-front-russia-war-west/

 

String of mysterious attacks across Europe opens new front in Russia’s war on the West

Intelligence agencies warn ‘Kremlin plotting acts of sabotage on Continent’ amid escalation of stand-off with Nato

'The Sun' stated that a far left group had claimed responsibility although that is yet to be confirmed.

 

No one has any idea what particular cause the saboteurs were espousing so what was the point? The only thing these acts achieved was to inconvenience the public for no apparent reason.