China News Service, July 26. According to foreign media reports, on July 18, the famous Saint Peter and Saint Paul Cathedral in Nantes, France, was severely damaged in a fire, and the large pipe organ was completely destroyed. On the 26th local time, the Nantes prosecutor announced that a diocese volunteer who was responsible for the security work in the cathedral had been indicted on charges of "arson and destruction." He has admitted that he was lighting the fire in the church.
On July 18, local time, AFP reported that a fire broke out in a Gothic cathedral in Nantes, France.
According to the report, the local prosecutor Cenas said that the 39-year-old volunteer from the diocese of Rwanda admitted that he had set fire to three places in the cathedral at night.
The person’s lawyer said that the arsonist now regrets doing such a thing. This person entered France through the route of asylum a few years ago, was sheltered in the parish where the fire happened, and taken in in the church.
The prosecutor pointed out that recently, he tried to renew his visa and was in dialogue with the police station.
But the church said that he still couldn't believe that this very kind, smiling, but quiet believer would destroy the church he loves so much.
On the day the fire broke out on July 18, the volunteer had already been questioned and investigated by the police because of a logical problem in the narrative, but he was later released.
The picture shows firefighters at the scene rescue.
On the evening of the 25th, as professional engineers from the laboratory of the Central Police Department in Paris obtained new evidence, this person was once again interrogated. This time, the man admitted to his arson.
According to reports, if the crime of deliberate arson and destruction is convicted, the suspect may face 10 years in prison and a fine of 150,000 euros.
The Cathedral of St. Pierre and St. Paul was built in 1434 and has been built for hundreds of years. The cathedral is a gorgeous Gothic style building. In 1972, it encountered a fire and the roof of the church was burnt down. After that, it took more than ten years to repair and rebuild.
According to reports, the fire caused serious damage to the Cathedral of St. Pierre and St. Paul. The pipe organ in the church was completely burned and the stained glass windows behind the pipe organ were also seriously damaged. Brunel, the chief architect of French historical preservation buildings, believes that it is conservatively estimated that the restoration of Nantes Cathedral will take at least three years.