Vandals Cut Telecom Network Lines in France During Olympics

The incident happened just days after France’s high-speed train network was hit by arson attacks on July 26, ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony.

Railway employees and law enforcement officers work at the site where vandals targeted France's high-speed train network with a series of coordinated actions that brought major disruption, in Croisilles, northern France, on July 26, 2024. Brian Snyder/Reuters

Several telecommunication lines in France have been targeted by vandals, causing network outages in some regions, officials said.

The incident, which occurred on the night of July 28 as France hosts the 2024 Summer Olympics, affected network installations in six areas—Aude, Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, Hérault, Meuse, and Oise—BFM TV reported.