Saudi Arabia shows Solidarity with France after Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral

Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame Cathedral

Saudi Arabia have showed solidarity with France and the friendly French people after the huge fire that took place at historic Notre Dame Cathedral.

"An officialsource at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hasexpressed the Kingdom's solidarity with France and the friendly French peopleafter the huge fire that took place at historic Notre Dame Cathedral." Theofficial Saudi Arabia's Press Agency said.

Constructionworkers hurriedly secured key sections of the fire-weakened Notre DameCathedral Thursday, including an area above one of its famed rose-shapedwindows. Fire officials warned that the massive cathedral still remains veryfragile and extremely dangerous for construction workers and other specialists.

The islandin the Seine River housing Notre Dame at the heart of the French capitalremained largely empty Thursday and closed to everyone but residents.Businesses were shuttered and the usual tourist throngs were nowhere to beseen.

Meanwhile, a French judicial police official told the Associated Press investigators think an electrical short-circuit most likely caused the fire. The official, who spoke anonymously about the ongoing investigation, said investigators still don't have the green light to work in the cathedral and search in the rubble for safety reasons.

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