Limoges (87): residents in shock after October 17 attack and town hall fire; historic building 'largely lost'

The mayor of Limoges, Guillaume Guérin (LR), held a press conference on Saturday evening, shortly after the town hall was destroyed by fire, according to the supplied material. The mayor was described as in shock, and the report characterised the atmosphere as one of anger and bewilderment.

The press conference took place in the premises of the Limoges Métropole agglomeration authority because of the scale of the damage, the material states. According to the same source, the historic building "is largely lost."

The fire followed an attack and occurred during the October 17 events, the material states, adding that the population of Limoges (87) is under shock.