Event 718

{
  "category": "Sabotage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple direct quotes confirm complete stoppage, the issue is systemic, and references to the national significance and simultaneous occurrence across Norway are provided. Commentary includes speculation about potential external causes.",
  "countries": [
    "Norway"
  ],
  "country": "Norway",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "On December 25, 2024, all train traffic in Norway came to a standstill due to a communications problem affecting the entire country. The stoppage was ongoing at the time of reporting, with the cause officially unknown and no train services operating. This resulted in a complete halt in Norwegian rail transport.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-12-25T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Primary Bluesky post and quoted reposts confirm national train stoppage due to communications fault.",
    "Replies note similar issues have occurred before, discussion of possible incompetence or external cause, and systemic vulnerabilities."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "All trains in Norway in standstill because of comms problem. Still ongoing.",
    "There is a complete stoppage in traffic due to an unknown fault in the communication system between the trains and the train controllers.",
    "The entire country is closed to train traffic.",
    "The trains must stand still until the situation is clarified."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Potential Attack On Infrastructure",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Primary Bluesky post and quoted reposts confirm national train stoppage due to communications fault.",
            "Replies note similar issues have occurred before, discussion of possible incompetence or external cause, and systemic vulnerabilities."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "All trains in Norway in standstill because of comms problem. Still ongoing.",
  "location_text": "Norway",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_718_1763936147_4ea06ae9.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "All trains in Norway halted due to comms fault. Reported as national emergency; communication failure ongoing. Unknown cause so far. This item is a note in case sabotage is involved. Sweden has had possible train sabotage events too. Something to keep an eye on.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://bsky.app/profile/auonsson.bsky.social/post/3le56quc3hc2w"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Nationwide Norwegian train standstill on December 25, 2024 due to communications failure.",
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/auonsson.bsky.social/post/3le56quc3hc2w"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Potential Attack on Infrastructure ",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "NO",
  "Date": "25-Dec-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "All trains in Norway halted due to comms fault. Reported as national emergency; communication failure ongoing. Unknown cause so far. This item is a note in case sabotage is involved. Sweden has had possible train sabotage events too. Something to keep an eye on.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "All trains in Norway halted due to comms fault",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://bsky.app/profile/auonsson.bsky.social/post/3le56quc3hc2w",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}