Almost at the same time as the start of the Winter Games in northern Italy, there were incidents on various railway lines. Is this related?
Feb 7, 2026, 2:48 p.mFeb 7, 2026, 2:48 p.m
With the start of the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo are on the Damage was discovered in three places on the Italian railway network in the north of the country. Investigations are currently underway to determine whether there is a connection. According to a report by the Italian news agency Ansa Investigators do not rule out the possibility that it could be sabotage, as was the case at the start of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. There were significant delays.
On the route between the big city According to the authorities, a “rudimentary explosive device” was found on a switch in Bologna and Padua in the north. On the same route it was discovered that Power cable cut in a shaft became. On the route between Bologna and Ancona came close to the Pesaro train station a power cabin on fire. The delays added up to an hour and a half.
It was said that anti-terrorism experts were also involved in the investigation. At least in Pesaro it is suspected that the fire was started deliberately. In France, unknown persons carried out coordinated arson attacks on the TGV high-speed train network shortly before the opening of the Games in July 2024. Three of the four main routes were paralyzed due to destroyed signaling systems and cables. (sda/dpa)