The operator of France’s high-speed TGV trains has resumed services under tight security, a day after saboteurs targeted the network ahead of the official opening of the Olympic Games in Paris.
Officials with the state-owned railway say saboteurs damaged signal boxes along train tracks connecting Paris with cities such as Lille in the north, Bordeaux in the west and Strasbourg in the east.
The vandalism caused a series of service suspensions, affecting tourists and people on their way to the opening ceremony venue.
The officials say normal service has resumed on the high-speed TGV line from the east to Paris. The other two affected lines are open again, but with reduced services. They say train schedules remain disrupted.
The operator says it expects full services to resume next week.
Armed soldiers were on patrol at Montparnasse Station in Paris, a hub for TGV trains, as tourists checked displays for departure times.
The train operator has mobilized about 1,000 workers and 50 drones to monitor the rail network as it works to resume full services.
Paris prosecutors are continuing to investigate the incident. They suspect that it was an organized and premeditated crime aimed at disrupting the railway network.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.