Spain: cable theft that caused rail chaos was ‘act of sabotage’, says minister

Signalling cable taken from four locations, delaying high-speed services between Madrid and Seville, week after massive power cut

Spain's transport minister has said the country's rail network suffered an act of serious sabotage" after vital signalling cable was stolen over the busy bank holiday weekend, bringing severe delays to high-speed services between Madrid and Seville that affected more than 10,000 travellers.

The country's state-owned rail operator, Renfe, said the problems on the line between the capital and the southern region of Andalucia had been caused by the theft of cable from four different locations in the Toledo area, south of Madrid, late on Sunday.