TOWN HALL IN FRANCE COLLAPSES AS PROTESTS SWEEP ACROSS COUNTRY

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This video shows footage of a 140-year-old town hall in Limoges, France, collapsing after being set on fire during civil protests. It is a news report from Sky News documenting the event.

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TOWN HALL IN FRANCE COLLAPSES AS PROTESTS SWEEP ACROSS COUNTRY A 140-year-old town hall in the French city of Limoges caught fire during protests in the city skynews The full story, first.

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This is the moment a town hall collapses as protests sweep across France. The town hall in Limoges, in the department Haute-Vienne in central-western France, was filmed collapsing as protests spread across the country. Manon Meunier, deputy of Haute-Vienne, said on social media: "We are witnessing, with horror, the fire currently burning at the Limoges town hall. "Our message is clear: we firmly reject this act of destruction." The more than 140-year-old building "belongs to the people" and the blaze "affects us all", Ms Meunier said, adding her support for staff and firefighters involved. #FranceProtests #France #Limoges