Lots of of rail passengers have been left stranded for hours in Spain after round 600 metres of fibre optic signalling cables have been stolen.
The railway infrastructure firm ADIF confirmed on Monday that the cables had been eliminated in a single day within the area of Catalonia.
The theft pressured Spain's state-owned railway operator Renfe to droop the bullet practice service between the nation's two largest cities; Madrid and Barcelona.
Passengers and holidaymakers crowded platforms earlier than trains resumed service. An ADIF spokesperson instructed the Related Press that no less than 15 practice departures have been possible cancelled.
Catalonia regional police Mossos d’Esquadra mentioned on Twitter that a 19-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of theft close to Santa Oliva.
Police haven't dominated out making extra arrests, they added.
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