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Rwandan Refugee Says He Started Nantes Cathedral Fire

Tim Pearce
Rwandan Refugee Says He Started Nantes Cathedral Fire
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A Rwandan man has confessed to setting fires in a 15th-century cathedral in Nantes, France, that damaged the inside of the church and destroyed a host of centuries-old relics.

The man’s attorney, Quentin Chabert, announced the confession at a Sunday news conference, according to The New York Times. The name of the 39-year-old alleged arsonist has not been released.

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