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SNCF employees repair the scene of a suspected attack on the Eastern high speed railway network in Vandieres, north eastern France on July 26, 2024, as France's high-speed rail network was hit by an attack disrupting the transport system, hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. According to the French railway company SNCF, a massive attack on a large scale hit the high speed train network (TGV) on July 26, 2024, and many routes will have to be cancelled. The SNCF urged passengers to postpone their trips and stay away from train stations. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP)
Sabotage crippling France's high speed TGV rail network will have "no impact on the ceremony" opening the Paris Olympics on Friday evening, the city's Mayor Anne Hidalgo said.
The "unacceptable" sabotage "has no effect on the transport network" in the French capital, Hidalgo said, speaking to reporters in Spanish after meeting Spain's King Felipe VI.
