were hit by several "malicious acts" on Friday that heavily disrupted traffic on the day of the high-risk opening ceremony of theTravel to and from London beneath the English Channel, to neighbouring Belgium, and across the west, north and east of France were affected by what SNCF called a series of coordinated overnight incidents.
The French national rail company SNCF said on Friday that high-speed lines were hit by several "malicious acts" that heavily disrupted traffic Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete said in a post on X that he "firmly condemns these criminal incidents", and that SNCF is working to restore traffic. "Playing against the Games is playing against France, against your own camp, against your country," she told BFM television.People watch a rugby match between France and Fiji at a street cafe during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. Paris police chief Laurent Nunez, speaking on France Info radio, said he would send police reinforcement to overcrowded train stations in relation to the SNCF incidents.