France’s high-speed train network was back to normal on Monday, three days after coordinated acts of sabotage heavily disrupted travel before the Olympics opening ceremony, Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete said.
It remains unclear who carried out the three arson attacks on strategic points of the rail infrastructure early Friday, or if they were deliberately timed to disrupt the Games’ opening spectacle later that day.
The network gradually returned to normal over the weekend following repairs.
“This morning, all trains are running,” Vergriete told RTL radio.
The attacks affected 800,000 travellers, but “in the end, 700,000 were able to make their trips” while 100,000 were hit by train cancellations, he said.
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