PARIS, France — France's high-speed rail network was hit by "malicious acts" including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF said Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

A source close to the investigation told Agence France-Presse the attacks were coordinated acts of "sabotage."

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