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Mystery in Paris for a sabotage in one of the main train stations

Mystery in Paris for a sabotage in one of the main train stations

The court opened an investigation into this incident that the Minister of Transport, Clement Beaunedescribed as “quite exceptional and very serious”.

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“There is no clue, no claim by a group”said a source close to the investigation tonight.

The East station is one of the six major Parisian stations and connects the capital with cities such as Strasbourg and destinations such as Germany and Luxembourg.

The events occurred about 20 kilometers away from the station, in Vaires-sur-Marne, “when a box containing the electrical wiring for the circulation panels was opened and set on fire”indicated a police source.

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These cables are essential for railway signaling and traffic lights on the tracks, so the company decided to completely stop traffic due to the risk of collisions between trains.

According to two managers of the railway company, the authors knew the net “quite well”, considering the affected parties, reported the AFP news agency.

The first elements of the investigation point to a knowledge of the terrain on the part of the authors of the action. The fact made it necessary to divert some of the high-speed trains to a nearby station.

Source: Ambito

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