Friday, 20 September 2024

Fiber Optic Networks Across France Face Disruptions, Reportedly Vandalized

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Fiber optic networks across France have reportedly been ‘sabotaged’ in the latest vandalism in the European country hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics.

“Telecom companies in France, including at least SFR, Bouygues and Free, have been targeted by acts of vandalism, mere days after a wave of sabotage also hit the country’s rail network,” Euronews reports.

“Multiple internet providers facing disruptions in France amid reports of Fibre optic networks sabotage,” Insider Paper noted.

From the New York Post:

Cables for several telecom operators were purposely cut in six areas of France earlier Monday, police told the French outlet Agence France Presse.

However, Paris has not been affected by the sabotage.

The cables in electrical cabinets belonging to operators SFR and Bouygues had been cut in southern France, and installations in the Meuse region near Luxembourg and the Oise area near Paris had been vandalized, according to the French paper Le Parisien.

The vandalism is mainly affecting fixed-line services and not mobile devices.

No one has claimed responsibility for the vandalism.

The Olympic Games have reportedly been unimpacted by the incidents.

The reported ‘sabotage’ on the fiber optic networks follows attacks on the country’s rail network.

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Per Euronews:

Marina Ferrari, France’s secretary of state for digital affairs, said in a post on X that under her supervision, the authorities and operators are working together to restore service as quickly as possible.

“I condemn these cowardly and irresponsible acts in the strongest possible terms,” she said. “I would like to thank the teams who have been mobilised since this morning to carry out the repairs and bring the damaged sites back into service.”

The acts of sabotage come three days after last week’s arson attacks on France’s high-speed train network, which heavily disrupted travel just hours before the Olympic Games opening ceremony kicked off.

France has since announced that it has made an arrest following last week’s sabotage of the country’s SNCF rail network.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin explained on Monday that a far-left activist had been apprehended in connection with the attacks shortly before Friday’s opening ceremony.

Speaking to France 2 TV, Darmanin claimed France was “leaning towards the likelihood” that far-left extremists were behind the arson attacks.

“We have identified the profiles of several people,” he said, “This is the traditional type of action of the ultra-left.”

However, he urged caution before jumping to conclusions about whether those profiled were close to anyone on the far left.

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