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Netherlands rail disruption due to suspected sabotage, operator says
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Major rail disruptions hit parts of the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, due to suspected sabotage involving pipes and cables placed on tracks, causing widespread cancellations and delays.
- ProRail, the railway infrastructure operator, confirmed the incidents appeared to be intentional, with no suspects or motives identified yet; police and intelligence agencies are investigating.
- Key routes to Schiphol Airport, Eindhoven, and Utrecht were affected, with around 30 disruptions reported nationwide, and some level crossing closures also impacting road traffic.
- Train services began gradually resuming on Tuesday afternoon, but delays and cancellations persisted, and replacement bus services were not feasible due to the extent of the disruption.
- Separate protests by the Farmers Defence Force involving hay bale fires occurred on the same day, though the group denied responsibility for the sabotage; authorities have not linked the rail incidents to these demonstrations or the national budget day events.
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