French infrastructure was targeted for a 2nd time during the Olympics, with internet and phone cables cut across the country

Mon, 07/29/2024 - 07:31

Maintenance workers and police inspect wires at the side of a pebbled railway track. — French maintenance workers and police inspect a damaged railway line after "coordinated" arson attacks caused travel disruption on Friday. On Monday, attacks on the country's internet infrastructure were reported.
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Internet and phone services in six regions of France were disrupted after fiber optic cables were cut overnight.
It is the second attack on French infrastructure while the country hosts the Olympics.
On Friday, several arson attacks damaged railway lines. A man was arrested on Sunday, AFP reported.

French phone and internet services were targeted on Sunday night, in the second incident to affect French infrastructure while the nation hosts the Olympics.