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Italian police investigating possible sabotage to rail network near Bologna, official says

By Thomson Reuters Feb 7, 2026 | 6:14 AM

ROME, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Italian police are ‍investigating possible sabotage after electricity cables feeding rail lines ‌were damaged ‌near the northern Italian city of Bologna, causing delays ​to train traffic, an ‍official ​said.

Italy’s state-owned ​railway Ferrovie dello ‍Stato (FS) said the problem with the lines, which came ‍on the first full day of ‍the ‍Winter Olympic ​Games, had ​not ⁠been caused ‌by any technical failure.

(Reporting by Crispian Balmer; Editing by Aidan ⁠Lewis)