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Fire at Limoges town hall: “the fire is contained”, 17 people in police custody including seven minors

Limoges town hall was heavily damaged by an arson attack on Saturday October 17 on the sidelines of a demonstration.

Sun Oct 18 2026 08:59:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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Limoges town hall was heavily damaged by an arson attack on Saturday October 17 on the sidelines of a demonstration.

This Sunday morning, the fire was contained, according to the instructions of the prefect of Haute-Vienne.

An investigation was opened and 17 people were taken into custody.