The question is whether they were manipulated or whether it was for their own benefit,
Normal traffic resumption is confirmed for Monday morning,
There was a willingness to intervene during a stage, evidently, of the torch relay,
A new major sabotage of long distance cables took place last night in France around 2:15 a.m.,
I condemn in the strongest terms these cowardly and irresponsible actions,
Maintenance teams are on site to carry out repair work,
What frankly makes us furious is that we feel the state has not realised the importance of these potential attacks on France's strategic infrastructures,
Large sections of cables were cut. You would have to use an axe or a grinder,
Deliberate fires were set to damage our facilities,
We can confirm that acts of vandalism were committed in six different departments, targeting SFR lines. At this time, we do not know if these acts are connected to the incidents on the SNCF network,
All our teams are currently mobilized to restore the situation,
Last night, our telecommunications operators were affected by damage in several départements,
We are working to restore normal telecoms services,
The Center for Defense Electronic Communications is cooperating with operators until communications and services are fully restored,
Thanks to the exceptional efforts of SNCF Network staff, who worked non-stop since Friday morning, repairs are now fully completed on all the high-speed rail services affected by the sabotage attacks,
Tests have been conclusive and the train lines can now function as normal,