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PARIS − For the second time in days, French security officials Monday were probing acts of coordinated sabotage apparently aimed at paralyzing critical infrastructure while Paris hosts the Olympic Games.

Police said fiber optic cables used by several major telecoms providers were found cut in several areas of France. France’s public prosecutor said counterterrorism police had joined the investigation. Traditional telephone and cell phone data services were impacted in the incident, police said, though it did not directly affect the Paris region.

Marina Ferrari, France’s cabinet-level minister for digital affairs, called it a “cowardly and irresponsible act.”

It comes as authorities revealed they were investigating the possible involvement of ultra-left wing groups in a separate incident, hours before the Olympics opening ceremony got underway Friday, that saw three different railway installations, also outside Paris, attacked. It caused widespread delays to France’s high-speed train network.




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