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143-yr-old Town Hall, which survived World Wars, set on fire amid violent protests in France

short by Garima Garg / on Sunday, 18 October, 2026
The 143-year-old Town Hall in France's Limoges has been largely destroyed by a fire allegedly set by masked "hooligans" amid violent protests. Visuals showed the municipal building's roof collapsing and its bell tower falling. Local prefect Maurice Barate called the damage a "heritage catastrophe" after two-thirds of the exterior of the 1883 structure, which survived two World Wars, was lost.
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