Communication Lines Hit In France Amid Olympics, Follows Earlier Arson Attacks

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PARIS (AP) — The French authorities says aggregate telecommunications lines person been deed by acts of vandalism, affecting fibre lines and fixed and mobile telephone lines arsenic cities astir France are hosting events for nan 2024 Paris Olympics.

The standard of nan effect is unclear, arsenic is whether it has affected immoderate Olympic activities. The vandalism came aft arson attacks deed train networks astir France connected Friday, hours earlier nan Olympics opening ceremony.

Marina Ferrari, caput of authorities successful complaint of integer affairs, posted connected X that harm successful respective regions overnight Sunday to Monday affected telecommunications operators. She said that led to localized effect connected entree to fibre lines and fixed and mobile telephone lines.

Paris 2024 Olympics organizers would not instantly comment.

A French constabulary charismatic said astatine slightest six of France’s administrative departments were affected, which see nan region astir nan Mediterranean metropolis of Marseille, hosting Olympic soccer and sailing competitions.

Telecom operators Bouygues and Free confirmed their services were affected.

French media reports said lines operated by supplier SFR besides were hit. The genitor institution of Free said its teams are mobilized to reconstruct services.

A nationalist investigation is underway into past week’s train sabotage, which disrupted recreation for astir a cardinal passengers successful France arsenic good arsenic group successful London and successful different neighboring countries. Train postulation had mostly resumed by Monday.

French media reported that an extreme-left activistic was arrested astatine a obstruction installation connected Sunday successful nan Seine-Maritime region of occidental France. But nan Paris prosecutor’s agency said it was unconnected to what happened Friday and that nary 1 has been arrested truthful acold successful nan nationalist investigation into nan arson attacks.