France burns: 143-yr-old City Hall destroyed as cost-of-living protests turn violent

By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency reports  
France is reeling under the most violent protests in decades after the historic town hall of Limoges, a 19th-century landmark that survived two World Wars, was largely destroyed Saturday night, after masked protesters set it ablaze during nationwide demonstrations against the high cost of living.
Footage showed the moment the bell tower and roof collapsed as flames engulfed the 143-year-old building, inaugurated in 1883 and modelled after Paris City Hall.
What began last month as a peaceful student protest spiralled into a national crisis that caught the French government by surprise.
High school students had clashed with police over long h...