
So it came as quite a surprise to me to hear that troops from the 1st Foreign Legion regiment almost destroyed the French city of Marseille in a training exercise!!!

No one was killed but one fireman suffered burns and four rescuers were treated for smoke inhalation. At dawn, firefighters said the blaze was under control, but this did little to calm the anger of local officials. Local prefect Michel Sappin, the French government's senior regional official and police chief, criticized the "imbecilic" actions of the military. Marseille's mayor and senator Jean-Claude Gaudin demanded that the military help out with the clean-up operation. "We did the best we can but, when you're faced with this kind of incredible stupidity, you need to say so with a certain force," he added. Thick black smoke swirled around the area, as nearly 500 firefighters — backed up by water dropping planes - tackled the blaze.
Source: Fox News
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Well if Marseille's Mayor wants the French military to help clean up this mess he should just demand their surrender.
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