In early July 2023, a record dispersed in social networks, which allegedly captures a fire in the Marseille library. It is reported that the building was set on fire by migrants during the protest. We checked whether this is a description of what is shown on the video.
The 11-second video was encouraged on July 4. It shows how a certain building is on, and cries are heard against the background. Most often, the video is accompanied by this signature: "In Marseille, they set fire to the largest library of France." For example, similar posts appeared in Telegram channels "Uncle Glory"(182,000 views at the time of writing this analysis), Voblya (171 000), "The first folk"(147 000),"Sheikh Tamir"(123,000; The post is deleted),"Tin of the day"(90 000),"Russia now"(57,000) and"Coachman"(38 000). Some authors Add Such an accompanying text: “The Alkasar library collection totaled almost a million documents, 350,000 of which were in the public domain. In particular, medieval manuscripts and unique publications, the works of great thinkers and philosophers were stored here. ”
It is often clarified that migrants committed arson (sometimes instead of this, various insulting synonyms are used), for example, in the channels ""The world of Mikhail Onufrienko"(319,000 views),"Ne. Sahar"(307 000),"Skurlatov Live"(166,000; the author said that the video is heard" The joyful screams of migrants "),"Anatoly Nesmiyan"(98 000),"Bocharik (yeah, the same)"(88 000; fasting is removed) and Putin TG Team (67 000). In the TV presenter’s channel Ruslan Ostashko (113,000) It is emphasized that, according to local residents, "the cultural object is completely destroyed." Similar publications are found in "VKontakte" Twitter (one of the tweets Sicked more than 167,000 views), on YouTube and some news sites.
Mass street riots in France Started After the policeman shot a 17-year-old French teenager of North African descent on June 27. According to the official version, the car, which was the deceased, tried to run into the police, but the recording from the video surveillance camera did not confirm this. According to BBC, protests believe that the murder was intentional and occurred due to the fact that the teenager was not white.
As for the viral video with an allegedly burned French library, it is genuine, but has nothing to do with the events of the summer of 2023 in France. Facts from the project Snopes and agencies Associated Press found out that in fact the video captures a fire in the central post office of Manila in the Philippines, which happened May 22, 2023. Based on the evidence collected, testimonies of witnesses and laboratory research results, the local fire protection bureau InstalledThe cause of the fire was a random explosion of a car battery, which was stored in a warehouse in close proximity with stationery, solvents and paint banks. Despite large -scale damage, the city authorities are manila They saidthat they will not demolish almost Hundred Years building - The central post office is considered an important cultural property, so it was promised to restore. Fire protection bureau appreciated The total damage from the fire of about 300 million Filipino Peso (near € 5 million).
According to the publications of the French media, the Marseille City Library "Alkasar" was indeed damaged during the riots, but it was not about arson. So, reportedthat the protesters broke the windows into facade buildings, Throw Inside the smoke saber, and also broke automatic doors in the lobby. There are on the network video, on which a small focus of fire is noticeable inside the library, but probably a flash of an abandoned firecracker.
Journalists of the Les Observateurs project France 24 Contacted With the press service of the City Hall of Marseille, where they were informed that "no books or documents within the library were damaged." Local publications toldthat the library resumed The work is already on July 4, however, the passage of visitors will not yet be carried out through the main entrance, the repair of which will take about a month. At the same time, the opening of July 4 in the social networks of the library Wrote On June 30 - on the day of closing. Deputy Mayor of Marseille for Culture appreciated Damage to about € 30,000.
And although most publications were true description collection "Alkasara", in fact The largest The country's library is not in Marseille, but in Paris - in the National Library of France Store 16 million books, as well as periodicals, manuscripts, photos and many other materials.
Thus, the viral video shows the fire of the post office in the Philippines, and not in the library in France. The facade of the Marseille institution was really injured during protests, but not a single book was destroyed.
Photo on the cover: screenshot "Checked" / video Guardian News
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