
Hodeî C.D. was arrested by the RAID at his parents' home in Haute-Vienne.
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On October 17, a demonstration brought together around 5,000 people in front of Limoges town hall, leading to damage and a major fire.
Born in Paris, originally from Creuse and arrested in Haute-Vienne. Hodeî C.D., 34, is suspected of being the main author of the arson which ravaged the Limoges town hall last Saturday. “He is probably the brains of this operation,” declared the mayor (LR) of Limoges, Guillaume Guérin, at midday in the columns of Le Populaire du Center.
The 30-year-old was arrested at dawn on Tuesday morning by the Bordeaux branch of RAID, the elite unit of the National Police, at his parents' home in Val d'Issoire, a small town of 300 people located around fifty kilometers from the "red city". During the mobilization of October 17, which brought together some 5,000 people near the Limoges town hall, he, with other accomplices, broke windows to enter the building listed as a historic monument, before starting the fire from the cellar. The flames then quickly spread into the attic, ravaging the roof and giving rise to a tragic spectacle, particularly when the 43 meter bell tower collapsed.
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According to our information, Hodeî C.D. was, however, closely monitored…

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