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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Suha Kidwai

French mayor calls for Notre Dame-style rebuild after historic town hall set on fire by rioters

The mayor of Limoges has threatened to resign along with his entire city council unless the French government commits to funding the full restoration of his city's fire-ravaged town hall.

Mayor Guillaume Guérin said on Sunday that the government had 24 hours to present a plan to rebuild the 143-year-old town hall, calling for state assistance similar to the rebuilding efforts following the 2019 Notre-Dame cathedral fire.

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