Arsonists Attack Rail System in France Ahead of Olympics Opening Ceremonies | EWTN News Nightly

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Arsonists attacked the high-speed rail system in France just hours before the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics. The strikes paralyzed train travel to Paris for around 800,000 people. Some of the delays even impacted Olympic athletes headed to the opening ceremonies. The coordinated attacks targeted pipes containing critical signaling cables and it effectively cut off access to Paris from every direction. PhD candidate in the Justice Law and Criminology Department at American University and Founder of H9 Defense, Sara Harmouch, joins to share what more we know about the arson attacks, as the CEO of SNCF, the national railway company said the evidence indicates "a desire to seriously harm". Security is always tight at host cities during the Olympics and Paris is no exception, and the city is no stranger to terror attacks. That said, Harmouch tells us what security is like at this year's Summer Olympics and how something like this could even happen. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf