“Following this massive attack aimed at paralysing the high-speed line network, a large number of trains have been diverted or cancelled,” said the French National Railways. It has also asked travellers who can postpone their journey to “not go to the stations.”
The French National Railway Company (SNCF) on Friday denounced a “massive attack” on its high-speed train network, affecting three of the four lines in the capital, Paris, and taking place hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
“Following this massive attack aimed at paralysing the high-speed line network, a large number of trains have been diverted or cancelled,” the company said on its account on the social network X, where it asked travellers who can postpone their trip to “not go to the stations.”
He said the network was “the victim of several simultaneous malicious acts” affecting three lines and stated that “fires were started intentionally to damage the facilities.”
The company stressed that the fourth line was not affected after an attack on it was “dismantled.” “Our teams are on site to carry out the diagnosis and begin repairs,” it said.
However, he has acknowledged that traffic on the Atlantic, North and East lines “is severely affected.” “Some trains have turned around, while a large number of them have been cancelled,” he said, although there has not yet been any claim of responsibility for these actions.
Source: Eitb
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