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Source: BBC

9-2-14

Paris WW2 plaque to be restored on 'house of shame'

The owners of one the most infamous buildings in Paris have been ordered to put back a commemorative plaque recalling the role of the "French Gestapo" in World War Two.

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Paris WW2 plaque to be restored on 'house of shame'