The coordinated attack on the country’s rail network marks a stunning breach of the security dragnet that France erected to shield the Olympic Games from myriad threats.

For France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin - the man with the task of securing the Paris Olympics - the sabotage attacks on the high-speed rail network will have come as a blow. He has vowed the attackers will all be quickly arrested,

Coordinated arson attacks on France’s national high-speed rail network have disrupted travel ahead of the opening ceremony for the Olympics in Paris.

France’s state-owned railway SNCF cited arson attacks. Three high-speed lines were affectedhours before the Opening Ceremonies of the Paris Olympic Games.

Unidentified saboteurs struck France's train network in a series of pre-dawn attacks across the country on Friday, causing travel chaos and exposing security gaps just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

The arson attacks were carefully planned to cause maximum disruption on a train network so vast it is virtually impossible to fully secure.

Saboteurs struck France's TGV high-speed train network in a series of pre-dawn attacks across the country, causing travel chaos and exposing security gaps ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony later on Friday.

Vandals targeted France's high-speed railway network with a series of actions that brought disruption to the country's busiest lines ahead of the Olympics.

France's high-speed rail network was targeted by vandals just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, causing disruptions and heightening security concerns as the country prepares to host the international event.