Another fire has broken out in a French cathedral, this time Saturday morning at the historic Cathedral of St Pierre and St Paul in Nantes. While not as serious as that of Notre Dame in Paris, reports are that there is massive destruction in the interior and that the grand organ is destroyed. Investigators have found three points of origin and they definitely believe this is a case of deliberate arson.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-07-18/french-firefighters-battle-blaze-in-cathedral-in-nantes
*Update: French police has taken a 39-year-old asylum-seeker from Rwanda into custody as a suspect though it appears he has not been formally charged. The man was reportedly employed at the church and was angry about his asylum status.
https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/incendie-de-la-cathedrale-de-nantes-un-homme-aurait-ete-place-en-garde-a-vue-20200719
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