{"id":2309587,"date":"2024-07-26T13:40:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T17:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309587"},"modified":"2024-07-26T13:51:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T17:51:06","slug":"start-of-paris-olympics-thrown-into-chaos-by-coordinated-arson-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/start-of-paris-olympics-thrown-into-chaos-by-coordinated-arson-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Start of Paris Olympics Thrown Into Chaos by &#8216;Coordinated&#8217; Arson Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstart-of-paris-olympics-thrown-into-chaos-by-coordinated-arson-attacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On the opening day\u2064 of the Paris Olympics, a series of coordinated arson\u2063 attacks disrupted railway travel across France. These\u200c attacks occurred\u200d early on Friday and targeted the high-speed train system operated \u200cby SNCF, \u2064causing \u2064extensive delays that are expected to persist throughout the weekend. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal \u200ddescribed the attacks as well-planned, emphasizing their serious impact on the rail network and the urgency for law enforcement to apprehend the criminals responsible.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks specifically targeted critical infrastructure, including cables essential\u200c for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-official-admits-its-hard-to-trust-them-following-toxic-ohio-train-derailment\/\" title=\"Top Biden Official Admits It&#039;s Hard to Trust Them Following Toxic Ohio Train Derailment\">train safety<\/a>, affecting around 800,000 passengers. Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete confirmed that vandalism also impacted the Eurostar service between \u2064Paris and London. SNCF\u200b officials revealed that\u2064 the attacks were executed in a way that maximized disruption, as one\u2062 incident could impact multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-announces-tsunami-warning-orders-evacuations-due-to-earthquakes\/\" title=\"Japan Announces Tsunami Warning, Orders Evacuations Due To Earthquakes\">train lines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although it was suggested that methods similar to these have been used by\u2064 far-left groups in the past, no definitive evidence has linked today&#8217;s actions to any specific group. Authorities continue to \u2064investigate the incidents, with security heightened throughout\u2063 the country as\u2063 repairs are \u2062underway.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>A series of coordinated arson attacks have snarled rail travel in France on the opening day of the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks took place at about 4 a.m. Friday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/world\/olympics-paris-attack-opening-ceremony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>French rail company SNCF said the nation&rsquo;s high-speed train system East, North and West of Paris was struck by &ldquo;deliberate arson attacks to damage [its] facilities&rdquo; leading to delays that will last through the weekend, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/coordinated-attack-brings-french-train-system-to-a-halt-on-opening-olympics-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said the attacks were &nbsp;&ldquo;prepared and coordinated to hit the nerve centers&rdquo; of France&rsquo;s rail system.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A map of today&rsquo;s sabotage of train lines in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/France?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#France<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/13mP7pyvs5\">pic.twitter.com\/13mP7pyvs5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael A. Horowitz (@michaelh992) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelh992\/status\/1816762489977094201?\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It shows [the perpetrators] knew where to attack the system,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The consequences on the rail network are massive and serious,&rdquo; Attal noted, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/26\/paris-olympics-france-rail-arson-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our intelligence services and law enforcement are mobilized to find and punish the perpetrators of these criminal acts,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>SNCF official Jean-Pierre Farandou said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/louvre-evacuated-france-high-alert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arson attacks<\/a> on cables took place at locations &ldquo;chosen to have serious consequences, because with one fire, they hit two train lines.&rdquo; he added, stating 800,000 clients were affected by disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Coordinated acts of malicious intent targeted several TGV [high-speed rail] lines, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-jinping-finally-addresses-chinas-coronavirus-crisis-barks-at-underlings-to-stick-to-lockdowns\/\" title=\"Xi Jinping Finally Addresses China&#039;s Coronavirus Crisis, Barks at Underlings to Stick to Lockdowns\">causing major disruption<\/a> to traffic until the weekend,&rdquo; Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete said.<\/p>\n<p>The Eurostar Paris-London line has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/public-transportation-frozen-options-now-table-violent-chaos-engulfs-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disrupted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Due to coordinated acts of vandalism in France, affecting the high speed line between Paris and Lille, all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-high-speed-rail-project-to-cost-nearly-10-billion-more\/\" title=\"California\u2019s High-Speed Rail Project to Cost Nearly  Billion More\">high speed trains<\/a> going to and coming from Paris are being diverted via the classic line today,&rdquo; Eurostar said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Farandou said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-france-set-violate-european-court-human-rights-deport-dangerous-foreigners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacks<\/a> targeted &ldquo;a huge number&rdquo; of cables carrying safety information to those driving the trains, according to Axios.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">French Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete confirms incendiary devices found during investigation into major rail disruptions. Security forces on high alert. No details yet on perpetrators. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/France?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#France<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RailDisruption?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RailDisruption<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IncendiaryDevices?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IncendiaryDevices<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TQi8aOPgm4\">pic.twitter.com\/TQi8aOPgm4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pakistani Index (@PakistaniIndex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PakistaniIndex\/status\/1816826831875514815?\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have to repair them one-by-one, it&rsquo;s a manual operation requiring hundreds of workers,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Farandou said authorities &ldquo;don&rsquo;t know who is behind it,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/26\/europe\/france-rail-network-disruption-paris-olympics-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CNN reported a source it did not name as saying &ldquo;these methods have been used by the far-left in the past&rdquo; but &ldquo;there is no evidence to tie today&rsquo;s actions to them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The incidents occurred around 4 a.m. on Friday, as reported by The New York Times. The French rail operator SNCF indicated that the high-speed train services in the East, North, and West of Paris were targeted by &#8220;intentional arson attacks aimed at damaging [its] facilities,&#8221; resulting in delays expected to continue throughout the weekend, according to Politico. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal stated that the attacks were &#8220;planned and coordinated to target the critical hubs&#8221; of France&#8217;s rail network. He emphasized that the attackers demonstrated knowledge of where to strike the system. Attal remarked on the significant and serious impact on the rail network, adding that intelligence and law enforcement agencies are actively working to identify and hold accountable those responsible for these criminal acts. SNCF official Jean-Pierre Farandou noted that the arson targeted cables in locations &#8220;selected for their severe consequences,&#8221; affecting two train lines with a single fire, and impacting around 800,000 passengers. Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete confirmed that coordinated acts of vandalism had disrupted several TGV (high-speed rail) lines, causing major traffic interruptions until the weekend. The Eurostar service between Paris and London was also affected, with trains being rerouted due to the vandalism impacting the high-speed line between Paris and Lille. Farandou explained that the attacks targeted a large number of cables that transmit safety information to train operators. During the investigation into the significant rail disruptions, incendiary devices were discovered, and security forces are on high alert, although details about the perpetrators remain unclear. Farandou mentioned that repairs would need to be done individually, requiring hundreds of workers. While a source indicated that similar tactics have been used by far-left groups in the past, there is currently no evidence linking today&#8217;s events to them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2309600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/paris-olympics-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36358,5441,36359,34824,36360],"class_list":["post-2309587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arson-attacks","tag-chaos","tag-coordinated-attacks","tag-paris-olympics","tag-sports-security"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/paris-olympics-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2309600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}