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Tens of thousands of passengers and commuters struggled to reach their destinations on Saturday, on the second day of train disruptions due to acts of sabotage which targeted French trains on the opening day of the Olympics.
French Ministry of Transport authorities said that some 160,000 of the 800,000 passengers due to travel this weekend continued to face cancellations, with nearly a third of trains in France’s northern, eastern and western regions canceled….
A claim of responsibility for the attacks has yet to be made.
Security sources told the Reuters news agency on Friday that leftist militants or environmental activists were the initial suspects, as per the modus operandi. There was, however, no evidence yet to confirm those groups as the perpetrators.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Saturday the investigation was progressing.
“We have uncovered a certain number of elements that allow us to think that we will soon know who is responsible for what clearly did not sabotage the Olympic Games but did sabotage part of the holidays of the French people,” Darmanin told France 2 television.
