France’s high-speed rail network was hit Friday with widespread and “criminal” acts of vandalism including arson attacks, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe only hours before the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Two security sources said the modus operandi meant initial suspicions fell on leftist militants or environmental activists, but they said there was not yet any evidence.
More than 300,000 spectators are expected to line the banks of the River Seine when the athletes parade through the heart of Paris on a flotilla of barges and riverboats, part of an extravagant opening ceremony that will be watched by a global audience.
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@CrowCarolineSocialist2yrs2Y
France went off the rails years ago.
@PeacefulWeaselSocialist2yrs2Y
No one is going to want to host these soon. Just trouble by bad actors all over the place.
Come on. You're better than this. Why is Russia behind everything haved you learned anything from the last 8 years or you started to get fat paychecks these last years. Don't parrot the msm and the ''elite''
@KingdomAudreyDemocrat2yrs2Y
As someone in France who will be attending the Olympics this weekend, this is not instilling confidence in the increased security they’ve said are being put in place
@ZestyPoliticalDemocrat2yrs2Y
France critical infrastructure has already been attacked (Nordstream). France had then vigorously reacted, conducted a thorough investigation, and swiftly identified the author.
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