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Teens held on suspicion of starting on wildfire

This satellite imagery, provided Friday, July 28, 2017 by Airbus Defence and Space, shows the devastation (in grey) wrought by wildfires near Bormes-les-Mimosas, French Riviera. Firefighters have contained one of the largest fires in southern France and authorities have cleared thousands of evacuees to return to their homes and campsites. (Cnes 2017 – Distribution Airbus DS via AP)

By THOMAS ADAMSON and NADINE ACHOUI-LESAGE, Associated Press

BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS, France (AP) — Two teenage boys went before a judge Friday on suspicion of deliberately starting one of the wildfires that devastated parts

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Teens held on suspicion of starting on wildfire By THOMAS ADAMSON and NADINE ACHOUI-LESAGE, Associated Press BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS, France (AP) — Two teenage boys went before a judge Friday on suspicion of deliberately starting one of the wildfires that devastated parts See also Lightning-Caused Wildfire Burning Uncontained in Northern AZ Near the UT Line

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