Arson attacks disrupt France’s high-speed rail system ahead of Olympic Games [Video]

As the world’s attention turned to France for the Olympic Games, the event commenced under unexpected circumstances, as the country’s high-speed rail system was targeted by arson attacks.According to French police, the “acts of sabotage were prepared and coordinated,” indicating a deliberate attempt to create chaos during the event.These attacks caused significant disruptions, delaying trains and stranding athletes and spectators who were en route to the Games.French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal stated that the objective of these attacks was to disrupt the high-speed train network that connects Paris with other parts of France and Europe, aiming to create widespread travel chaos.Two out of four trains carrying Olympic athletes to Paris on the western Atlantique line were stopped, hours before the opening ceremony, affected by the coordinated sabotage on the tracks, an official from the French railway operator SNCF said Friday.Franck Dubourdieu, head of the Atlantique line, could not say which …