The French government says several telecommunications lines have been hit by vandalism, with fibre optic lines and landlines and mobile phones affected, while cities across France are hosting events for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The extent of the impact is unclear, as is whether it has affected Olympic activities. The vandalism came after arson attacks hit train networks across France on Friday, hours before the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
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Marina Ferrari, the undersecretary in charge of digital affairs, posted on X that damage in several regions from Sunday to Monday affected telecommunications operators. She said this led to local impacts on access to fibre optic lines and fixed and mobile phone lines.
Paris 2024 Olympic Games The organizers did not want to comment yet.
A French police official said at least six French administrative departments were hit, including the region around the Mediterranean city of Marseille, which is hosting Olympic football and sailing competitions.
Telecom operators Bouygues and Free confirmed that their services were affected. French media reported that lines from provider SFR were also affected. Free’s parent company said its teams had been mobilized to restore services.
A national investigation is underway into last week’s train sabotage, which disrupted travel for nearly a million passengers in France and people in London and other neighbouring countries. Train services had largely resumed on Monday.
French media reported that a far-left activist was arrested Sunday at a railway facility in the Seine-Maritime region of western France. But the Paris prosecutor’s office said it had nothing to do with what happened Friday and that no one has been arrested so far in the national investigation into the arson.
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