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French police say telecoms cables sabotaged

Anja Kueppers-McKinnon
July 29, 2024

On Monday, some telecommunications lines in France were targeted by vandals, which caused disruption to a number of fixed and mobile services. How are these incidents impacting the Olympics? DW correspondent Lisa Louis reports.

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