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RUSSIA will be the lead suspect in Friday morning's attacks on the French rail network, as suspicions swirl that Vladimir PUTIN has been yearning for a chance to humiliate Emmanuel Macron.

French authorities had laid on a massive, hi-tech security regime to defend the Olympics, with Reaper drones in the skies and AI-powered computer programmable cameras on the ground to keep an eye out for any suspicious activity. But Friday's disruption suggests they paid far less attention to key rail routes, which were sabotaged by old-fashioned arson rather than cyber attacks, according to the latest reports.
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France has not yet accused any group or state over the sabotage, but many will immediately point the finger at Moscow. Other possible suspects include terrorist groups, Left-wing extremists or environmental activists.
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Jérôme Poirot, terror expert for RMC-BFMTV, said: "We know that Russia and other countries want to interfere with the Olympic Games. There may be a plan in place to prevent the opening ceremony."

"We currently have assessments regarding the potential threat posed by Iranian terrorist proxies and other terrorist organizations who aim to carry out attacks against members of the Israeli delegation and Israeli tourists during the Olympics," Israel Katz told Stephane Sejourne in a letter seen by Reuters. Katz did not detail any specific intelligence or threat against the Games.

He expressed his gratitude to French officials for the "unprecedented security measures" to protect Israelis at the Games, as well as the French government's rejection of calls to ban Israel from the Olympics. It comes after it emerged armed Israeli agents were being sent to Paris to help protect the athletes. Miki Zohar, Israel's minister of culture and sport, previously said the security forces had been planning the details for the Olympics for more than a year.