Unknown assailants damage fiber optic cables in France

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Parisien: mass sabotage occurred on French telecommunications networks.

According to Le Parisien, saboteurs cut the fiber-optic cables of the Bouygues and SFR telecommunications operators on the night of July 28-29.

The 28 incidents occurred in the French departments of Buch-du-Rhône, Drôme, Meuse, Aude, Oise, and Herault. According to preliminary information, most of the sabotage affected fixed communication lines.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the incident.

Officials say the sabotage did not affect the Olympic Games being held in Paris.