'God's Punishment': Serbian Tabloids Say Notre Dame Fire Result Of Flying Kosovo's Flag

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'God's Punishment': Serbian Tabloids Say Notre Dame Fire Result Of Flying Kosovo's Flag

As investigators comb through the debris to find the cause of the fire that gutted the world-famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, two Serbian tabloids claim to know the real cause of the blaze in the 12th century Gothic church: a fluttering Kosovar flag.

The Alo and Informer tabloids -- which are closely linked to the Serbian government -- posted reports on their websites on April 15 saying the tragic fire was "God’s punishment" for the flying of the Kosovar flag along with several others during a November ceremony at the cathedral to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

Notre Dame displayed the "fake state Kosovo's" flag and therefore "is now being destroyed by a disastrous fire," a report on the Informer website said, showing a photo with smoke billowing from the cathedral along with an inset photo of the vestibule with several flags, including Kosovo’s, hanging from it.

Read more at: https://www.rferl.org/a/god-s-punishment-serbian-tabloids-say-notre-dame-fire-result-of-flying-kosovo-s-flag/29884431.html