Arsonists attack French rail network hours before Olympic ceremony
![Travellers wait as police officers patrol inside the Gare du Nord train station at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday in Paris, France. Hours away from the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics, high-speed rail traffic to the French capital was severely disrupted on Friday by what officials described as sabotage. Several people in police uniforms and dozens of other people are shown inside what appears to be a station with tracks for trains.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7276179.1721985691!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/paris-olympics-security-trains.jpg)
Arsonists attacked France's high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.