Trains in Italy delayed by latest suspected sabotage attack during Olympics
Services between Naples in the south and the capital Rome were affected, and there were also delays on the line from the north to Florence. Transport Minister Matteo Salvini condemned those behind the incidents, which followed similar problems on the network last Saturday and a less serious incident in the middle of the week. The pauses come as Italy hosts the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo from February 6-22.
“These are hateful criminal acts targeting workers and Italy,” Salvini said in a statement.
“I hope no one minimizes or tries to justify these crimes that put lives at risk,” he added.
Authorities were investigating burned cables on part of a high-speed line between Rome and Naples on Saturday and two other possible acts of vandalism between the capital and Florence.
An anarchist group claimed responsibility for an attack on the network last Saturday, the first full day of the Games, which damaged rail infrastructure near Bologna, causing delays of up to 2-1/2 hours on high-speed, Intercity and regional services.
