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Church volunteer says he was responsible for arson attack on French cathedralFrench authorities detained and charged a repentant church volunteer Sunday after he told investigators that he was responsible for an arson attack that badly damaged a 15th-century Gothic cathedral.WorldJul 26, 2020
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Famed organ destroyed in fire at centuries-old cathedral in FranceResidents and tourists watched aghast, and emergency workers cordoned off the area around the monument, in the historical centre of this city on the Loire River.WorldJul 18, 2020
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Protesters clash with police in Nantes, France as yellow vest marches resumePolice responded with tear gas after some protesters threw projectiles. A spokesman with the local prefecture said 21 people had been arrested.WorldSep 14, 2019
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Nantes, Frontenac railway operations to move to Lac-Mégantic industrial parkThe activities currently being carried out in Nantes and Frontenac will be integrated into the plans and specifications for a bypass project in Lac-Mégantic.CanadaAug 29, 2019
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Small train derailment near Lac-MéganticLac-Mégantic was the site of the 2013 train derailment disaster that killed 47 and destroyed much of the town.CanadaAug 24, 2019
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Driver of snow-removal vehicle dies in collisionA 20-year-old man is dead after he was ejected from a snow-removal truck in a collision in the Eastern Townships Friday.CanadaDec 31, 2016
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Residents of Lac-Mégantic remember 3rd anniversary of train explosion that killed 47Wednesday marks the third anniversary of the train disaster that killed 47 people in the Quebec community of Lac-Mégantic.EnvironmentJul 6, 2016
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French officials downplay terrorism link related to rampaging driversFrench government officials say two rampaging drivers who injured a total of 23 people in nearly identical attacks were apparently mentally ill, and are downplaying any links to terrorism.WorldDec 23, 2014
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Driver crashes into Christmas market in Nantes, France, injuring 11France's top security official says the driver of a van that crashed into a Christmas market in western France on Monday stabbed himself several times after the incident.WorldDec 22, 2014
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