Jean-Pierre Farandou, SNCF’s director-general, told reporters on Friday that the attacks on the railway formula included “arson” and deliberately broken cables. The state-owned railway company said it did not know who was responsible for the attacks.
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Trains to and from Paris will be affected, and SNCF said around 800,000 passengers could feel the effects.
“Affected travelers will be contacted via email or SMS. We ask all passengers to postpone their arrival and not go to the station,” the railway company continues.
Disruptions to passenger service at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, France, on Friday, July 26, 2024. Trains to and from Paris, as well as the foreign Eurostar service, were hit by what the government called a “massive attack aimed at paralyzing the network. “”Ultra-fast French trains a few hours before the opening rite of the 2024 Olympic Games. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The SNCF called the attacks on the three railways – Atlantic, North and East – an “attack on France”.
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Farandou said the railway cables, which are there for protection reasons, have broken and will need to be repaired.
“So we have to combine them one by one, reconnect all those cables and check them. It’s a matter of security. We want to make sure we check them so that when the trains are running again, they’re safe,” Farandou said. he said.
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A view of the Eiffel Tower with the Olympic rings photographed with the national flags of the competing countries from the Place du Trocadéro ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 21, 2024 in Paris, France. (Kevin Voigt/GettyImages)
Farandou stated that one of the fires affected two destinations and added that it was “a premeditated, calculated and coordinated attack” that denotes “a preference to seriously harm” the French.
Apart from the French population, it will be a busier than usual weekend and two weeks with spectators from all over the world flocking to France for the Games, the first in Paris in a hundred years since the city hosted the Games 1924. Paris also hosted the 1900 Games.
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French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera said Olympic organizers “will ensure the smooth dispatch of all delegations to the festival venues. “
The opening rite will take place on the banks of the Seine from 1:30 p. m. and will be the first start of the Summer Olympic Games to take place in a stadium.
It was not reported.
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