Eurostar updates as St Pancras trains to Paris hit by 90 minute delays after arson attack

Passengers queue at the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras station in central London (Image: PA) Hours away from the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics , high-speed rail traffic to the French capital was severely disrupted on Friday by what officials described as “criminal actions” and sabotage. The incidents paralysed several high-speed lines linking Paris to the rest of France and to neighbouring countries, according to Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete. In a statement, Eurostar said: "Due to coordinated acts of malice in France, affecting the high-speed line between Paris and Lille, all high-speed trains going to and coming from Paris are being diverted via the classic line today Friday 26 July.

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