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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Kate Flores Denolang

'Entering the Second French Revolution': Netizens React as Historic Limoges City Hall Burns

Cost-of-living protests sweep France as footage of Limoges Town Hall’s destruction sparks shock online (Photo for presentation purposes only) (Credit: Pierre Herman/Unsplash)

A devastating fire that largely destroyed the 143-year-old Limoges Town Hall has drawn stark online comparisons to historical uprisings, with observers across social media warning that France is witnessing a modern wave of revolutionary civil unrest.

According to a report from Fox News, the severe blaze broke out as violent anti-government demonstrations over the rising cost of living and shrinking public services entered their fourth week across the country.

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