Second suspected sabotage in France as power cut hits Nice
Nice's mayor Christian Estrosi said on X that he "strongly denounced" the "malicious acts that affect our country". The city's deputy mayor, Gaël Nofri, said the substation fire was "probably of criminal origin". It came a day after Cannes suffered a major blackout during the international film festival. Officials said it may have been caused by an arson attack on a substation. Around 160,000 homes in the city and surrounding areas lost power.Several screenings were interrupted by the power cut in the morning, before festival organisers were able to switch to private generators.At the moment, no link has been established between the two incidents. Estrosi said authorities would reinforce the security network around the Nice's electric sites. An investigation into "organised arson" has been opened.Nice prosecutor Damien Martinelli was quoted by AFP news agency as saying investigations were underway, in particular "to clarify the damage and the manner in which the act was committed".
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