France trains cancelled as hunt for vandals continues

Thousands more passengers could face delays or cancellations after an arson attack on France's train network on Friday.

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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said security forces continued to search for the "saboteurs" responsible after rail networks were paralysed ahead of the opening of the Olympic Games.

National rail company SNCF said services which do run on Saturday will be delayed for up to two hours on major lines running in and out of Paris, while a quarter of Eurostar services will also be cancelled.

France's transport minister said services would return to normal by Monday morning.

SNCF estimated that about 250,000 passengers were affected on Friday, while junior transport minister Patrice Vergriete said as many as 800,000 could be impacted over three days.

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