Fibre optic networks are 'sabotaged' across France - as police arrest ultra-left activist over arson attacks that sparked travel chaos on opening day of the Olympics

Fibre optic networks person been 'sabotaged' causing telecoms web outages crossed France, according to authorities, who person slammed nan 'cowardly and irresponsible' attacks.

It comes aft coordinated arson attacks paralysed high-speed train services successful nan state connected Friday, hours earlier nan Olympics opening ceremony, disrupting recreation for hundreds of thousands of people.

An ultra-left activistic was arrested astatine a railway tract yesterday, constabulary said today, pinch investigators looking into whether nan man belongs to an 'anti-Olympics' movement.

The man was detained astatine Oissel successful bluish France connected Sunday and had entree keys to SNCF method premises, devices and lit linked to nan ultra-left, said a source.

The latest alleged acts of vandalism person deed fibre optic installations successful six areas of France, including adjacent Paris, wherever nan games are mostly being hosted.

The web suffered isolated outages aft being deed by acts of vandalism overnight, affecting immoderate fixed and mobile services, France's inferior curate for integer matters Marina Ferrari said connected X.

'I condemn successful nan strongest position these cowardly and irresponsible acts,' she said, adding that teams are moving to afloat reconstruct telecoms operations.

Cables were trim successful electrical cabinets belonging to telephone operators SFR, Bouygues and Free, Le Parisien reports, pinch different networks' users besides impacted by nan damage.

The study said that infrastructure successful confederate France, nan Meuse region adjacent Luxembourg and nan Oise area adjacent Paris had been vandalised. 

The French superior is said to person not been affected by nan attacks arsenic it stands.

There has truthful acold been nary declare of work and and nan number of group affected is not yet known. 

A relay antenna was vandalised connected Friday, depriving 2,000 homes of net successful Haute-Garonne, connected nan outskirts of Toulouse, BFMTV reports.

A group called 'No JO' (No Olympics) claimed work for nan fire, pinch 1 of their tags reportedly recovered astatine nan scene.

SFR and Bouygues did not instantly respond to requests for comment.