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Η πυρκαγιά που κατέστρεψε το δημαρχείο της Λιμόζ (στην κεντροδυτική Γαλλία) στις βιαιότητες που ξέσπασαν χθες, Σάββατο, στο περιθώριο των διαδηλώσεων στη Γαλλία κατά της «ακρίβειας», τέθηκε υπό έλεγχο, όπως ανακοίνωσαν σήμερα, Κυριακή, οι περιφερειακές αρχές.
«Η φωτιά μπήκε σκόπιμα», κατήγγειλε ο εκπρόσωπος των αρχών, ο νομάρχης Μορίς Μπαράτ δηλώνοντας ότι μια «άγρια ορδή» ήταν υπεύθυνη για την πυρκαγιά, που προκάλεσε πολύ σοβαρές καταστροφές στο κτίριο του 19ου αιώνα καθώς και μεγάλες ζημιές στην ίδια την πόλη.
Limoges city hall set on fire by rioters at the end of the Oct. 17 protest; the bell tower collapsed and the prefect says the building is "largely lost" Rioters attacked Limoges' hôtel de ville late Saturday afternoon after the Oct. 17 cost-of-living march, breaking windows and setting fire to the ground floor; cars were also burned outside. Firefighters arrived shortly after 6 p.m., and the flames reached the roof around 7 p.m. and were still burning at 8:10 p.m. The 43-meter bell tower collapsed. Prefect Maurice Barate said the roof fell onto the lower floors except in the west wing and two-thirds of the facade had disappeared, calling the building "largely lost," a "heritage catastrophe" and a "deliberate act" by rioters. The 19th-century building, opened in 1883 and inspired by Paris's city hall, is a listed monument. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez confirmed the fire; Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said "we will not be intimidated." Earlier in Limoges, fireworks mortars were fired at police near the A20 interchange, a police vehicle was burned and shops were looted. Reported by AFP, franceinfo, Europe 1 and Flash FM. NOT CONFIRMED: Which artworks and decorations inside have been destroyed. Claims that works by Henri-Paul Motte, Jean-Joseph Weerts and Urbain Bourgeois are definitively lost have not been confirmed by officials, and no inventory has been published. I also found no figure on injuries or arrests in Limoges. Saturday's national mobilization against the cost of living drew a very large turnout, with CNews reporting more than 550,000 demonstrators, while violence was concentrated in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Limoges, including a brief break-in at Marseille's city hall. The loss of a historic city hall turns a day of mostly peaceful marches into a symbolic national event and will dominate the political response. What to watch: the official damage and heritage assessment once the fire is out, arrests and charges for arson, the government's response including any new security measures, and whether the unions and student groups distance themselves from the violence. Sources: AFP; franceinfo / France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine; Europe 1; CNews; Flash FM; Haute-Vienne prefecture; Interior Ministry. —The Informant (@theinformant_x) October 17, 2026
Limoges city hall set on fire by rioters at the end of the Oct. 17 protest; the bell tower collapsed and the prefect says the building is "largely lost" Rioters attacked Limoges' hôtel de ville late Saturday afternoon after the Oct. 17 cost-of-living march, breaking windows and setting fire to the ground floor; cars were also burned outside. Firefighters arrived shortly after 6 p.m., and the flames reached the roof around 7 p.m. and were still burning at 8:10 p.m. The 43-meter bell tower collapsed. Prefect Maurice Barate said the roof fell onto the lower floors except in the west wing and two-thirds of the facade had disappeared, calling the building "largely lost," a "heritage catastrophe" and a "deliberate act" by rioters. The 19th-century building, opened in 1883 and inspired by Paris's city hall, is a listed monument. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez confirmed the fire; Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said "we will not be intimidated." Earlier in Limoges, fireworks mortars were fired at police near the A20 interchange, a police vehicle was burned and shops were looted. Reported by AFP, franceinfo, Europe 1 and Flash FM. NOT CONFIRMED: Which artworks and decorations inside have been destroyed. Claims that works by Henri-Paul Motte, Jean-Joseph Weerts and Urbain Bourgeois are definitively lost have not been confirmed by officials, and no inventory has been published. I also found no figure on injuries or arrests in Limoges. Saturday's national mobilization against the cost of living drew a very large turnout, with CNews reporting more than 550,000 demonstrators, while violence was concentrated in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Limoges, including a brief break-in at Marseille's city hall. The loss of a historic city hall turns a day of mostly peaceful marches into a symbolic national event and will dominate the political response. What to watch: the official damage and heritage assessment once the fire is out, arrests and charges for arson, the government's response including any new security measures, and whether the unions and student groups distance themselves from the violence. Sources: AFP; franceinfo / France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine; Europe 1; CNews; Flash FM; Haute-Vienne prefecture; Interior Ministry.
Το ιστορικό τμήμα του κτιρίου, του οποίου η στέγη κατέρρευσε, είναι «σχεδόν κατά 100% κατεστραμμένο» στο εσωτερικό του, ενώ μόνο το νεότερο, πίσω τμήμα διασώθηκε από τους πυροσβέστες, δήλωσε ο νομάρχης.
H πυρκαγιά έκαιγε το 140 ετών κτίριο επί τουλάχιστον 10 ώρες μέχρι να περιοριστεί από τις αρχές.
Περίπου 5.000 άνθρωποι, ανάμεσά τους εκατοντάδες άτομα «ριζοσπαστικοποιημένα και εξαιρετικά βίαια» σύμφωνα με τις αρχές, συμμετείχαν χθες στη διαδήλωση που διοργανώθηκε στην πόλη στο πλαίσιο της κινητοποίησης της 17ης Οκτωβρίου.
La mairie de Limoges s'effondre #17octobre https://t.co/ZSGxXGcll2 — Chris (@APchris06) October 17, 2026
La mairie de Limoges s'effondre #17octobre https://t.co/ZSGxXGcll2
Βίαιες συγκρούσεις έφεραν αντιμέτωπους αυτούς τους τελευταίους με δυνάμεις της τάξης, κυρίως μπροστά στο δημαρχείο όταν το κτίριο έγινε στόχος, με κάποιους να σπάνε τα παράθυρα για να μπουν στο εσωτερικό και να βάλουν φωτιά.
Πολλά εμπορικά καταστήματα στο κέντρο της πόλης έγιναν στόχο λεηλασιών, δήλωσε η εισαγγελέας της Λιμόζ, Εμιλί Αμπράν. Επειτα από συλλήψεις «17 άτομα, μεταξύ των οποίων επτά ανήλικοι, έχουν τεθεί υπό κράτηση» σήμερα το πρωί, πρόσθεσε σε ανακοίνωσή της.
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