An incident without serious consequences

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The acts of sabotage that disrupted the SNCF network for a few hours showed that an event as secure as the 2024 Olympic Games was not immune to the unexpected. French specialists had considered all the hypotheses and had taken all the necessary steps to deal with them, but the incident took place in a time slot that was unlikely to be disrupted. The consequences were not dramatic, but they had international repercussions.

An incident without serious consequences

The French specialist services have prepared their security plans for these Olympic Games at length. They have studied all the risks that could arise. They have considered terrorist attacks carried out with sophisticated means or operations carried out by individuals prepared to die while causing many victims. They have studied the possibility of launching cyber-attacks intended to disrupt the country’s computer networks. They have set up police and gendarmerie units to control all access routes to the capital’s sites. The authorities could assure that the situation was almost entirely under control, but they still took the precaution of saying that zero risk did not exist. What happened yesterday morning was part of this unforeseen event that arises without warning. Individuals managed to sabotage the SNCF infrastructure, paralyzing rail traffic and preventing 800,000 passengers from reaching their final destination. SNCF staff were able to carry out the necessary repairs, but users suffered many inconveniences. A thorough investigation will be conducted to determine the exact causes of this incident and the “modus operandi” of its perpetrators who will be hunted down. Lessons will be learned and everything will be done to ensure that this does not happen again.

Patrice RABE

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