Arson attacks cause travel chaos before start of Olympics in Paris
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00:00On the day of the opening ceremony, a major disruption for travellers.
00:06French rail company SNCF says an attack aimed at paralysing the rail network took place on Friday,
00:11with train journeys delayed and even cancelled.
00:16It's a criminal act. It's the opening ceremony of the Olympics today.
00:23All the French travelling today are affected and many tourists too.
00:27The world's eyes are on Paris right now. It's unacceptable.
00:34We've been trying to find ways to arrive at our destination.
00:40There are some ferries available until 6.30pm, so we're exploring different options.
00:47The French transport minister condemned the attacks as a criminal act
00:51and said incendiary devices were also found at the scene.
00:56All the evidence we have points to the fact that this was a deliberate act,
01:00with the times coinciding, the vans found with people who fled,
01:05and the incendiary agents found at the scene.
01:08Everything points to the fact that these were deliberate acts,
01:11especially the timing, which is more than suspicious.
01:16There were major delays in other cities across France,
01:19with many travelling to the capital city for the opening ceremony.
01:22And we have tickets now for another train at 4pm, but we want to take an earlier train,
01:26so we've got our own time to get to the opening ceremony.
01:30So let's hope they give us the tickets for the earlier train.
01:37SNCF has said teams are already on site carrying out checks and beginning repairs.