French police arrest ultra-left activist after sabotage attacks: source [Video]

French authorities have arrested an activist belonging to an ultra-left movement at a site belonging to national rail operator SNCF, days after sabotage attacks paralysed the network at the start of the Olympic Games, a police source said Monday.

The man was detained at Oissel in northern France on Sunday and had access keys to SNCF technical premises, tools and literature linked to the ultra-left, said the source, asking not to be named.

He was placed in police custody for questioning in Rouen, the main city of France’s Normandy region.

Meanwhile in a new incident, fibre optic networks of several telecommunications operators have been “sabotaged” in six areas of France but Paris is not affected, police said.

Unknown individuals had early Friday attacked three different railway installations in different parts of France, causing days of chaos on the high-speed network as Paris hosts the 2024 Olympic Games.

Interior Minister Gerald …