French railway company victim of 'malicious acts' ahead of Paris Olympics' opening ceremony

By Nur Asena Erturk

The French railway company SNCF said on Friday that it was vandalized overnight ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

“The SNCF was victim overnight of several simultaneous malicious acts on LGV Atlantique, North & East," the company said on X.

"Deliberate fires were started to damage our facilities,” it added.

The company noted that its high-speed line LGV Southeast was not impacted, and an act was prevented.

SNCF teams are on the field to start reparations, it also said.

The high-speed traffic is severely disrupted on some routes, the company added, and called on the passengers to postpone their travels.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games will officially start with Friday's opening ceremony on the River Seine.

The football, archery, and rugby events began earlier this week before the ceremony.