France: Arson suspected in major fire at Nantes Cathedral
By DW
20 July 2020 |
11:05 am
A fire broke out in the interior portion of the Nantes Cathedral, where 100 firefighters where deployed to control the blaze. The cathedral's large pipe organ was "completely destroyed."
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