PARIS A body has been found in the rubble after a building collapsed in Paris last week, said the Paris prosecutor’s office on...
The victim has yet to be identified and a post-mortem examination will be carried out, the department said.The blast – thought to have been the result of a gas explosion – tore through Rue Saint-Jacques near the historic Latin Quarter. The street runs from near Notre-Dame Cathedral through to Sorbonne University.
The Paris prosecutor has opened an investigation into potential security violations and possible manslaughter. - REUTERS
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