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French, German presidents mark 80th anniversary of martyred village

French President Emmanuel Macron and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier walk along a street past ruins of houses damaged during WWII to mark the 80th anniversary of the massacre of 643 persons by Nazi troops, in Oradour-sur-Glane, southwestern France, on 10 June, 2024. AP - Ludovic Marin

French President Emmanuel Macron and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the village of Oradour-sur-Glane on Monday, where Nazi troops murdered more than 600 civilians in 1944.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned against the dangers of nationalism Monday, as he visited a World War II massacre site in France a day after European elections saw advances for the far right.

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