French police arrest ultra-left activist after sabotage attacks


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.

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Source: RFI News


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