Fire in the French cathedral Investigating detention of a man in service activities July 26, 23:06
In a fire in a part of a 600-year-old Christian cathedral in western France earlier this month, local law enforcement officials admitted that a man serving in the cathedral lit a fire. , I have been arrested and suspected of arson.
At the cathedral of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul in Nantes in western France, a fire broke out from inside the building on the morning of the 18th, and it was put out about 2 hours later, but damage such as a 400-year-old pipe organ burned down had.
Local fire authorities suspected a 39-year-old man from Rwanda, Africa, who was serving in the cathedral, had set fire in three parts of the building, suspected of arson. It was revealed that he was restrained in.
According to local media, the man had been in France for several years and had been applying for refugee status but was not recognized, a man's lawyer said, ``I regret what I did, We are cooperating in the investigation."
The Cathedral of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul is a Gothic-style building built between the 15th and 19th centuries, and has two towers that are more than 60 meters high and has become a symbol of the region.
In France last April, there was a fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which had a great impact both domestically and internationally, and immediately after this fire, Prime Minister Castex and ministers visited the site one after another and promptly recovered. Was showing the idea to try.