Germany laments fire at Notre Dame, ‘symbol of France’

Germany laments the huge fire devastating Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office calling the building a “symbol of France and of our European culture.”

“These horrible images of Notre-Dame on fire are painful,” Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert says on Twitter. “Notre-Dame is a symbol of France and of our European culture. Our thoughts are with our French friends.”

Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre Dame Cathedral, in central Paris, on April 15, 2019. (LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP)

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