French rail network attacked, airport evacuated ahead of Olympics

Multiple Paris-London Eurostar trains were cancelled after the French rail sabotage. AFP file photo showing London 2012 Olympics Games logo painted on the entrance to the Channel Tunnel.

Updated 7 pmFrance's high-speed rail network was hit by arson attacks that disrupted travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers on Friday, just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.Rail operator SNCF said the country's high-speed network had been targeted by "malicious acts" aimed at paralysing the system.Several Eurostar trains between Paris and...