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Fire set to historic French chapel

July 24, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: Two teenagers set fire to Marienfloss chapel, a shrine that dates to 1238. The chapel is located in Sierck-Les-Bains, a town of 1,800 in northeastern France.

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