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Bastille Day is canceled at Montargis, the town on the Loing that had to be evacuated in the face of marauding thugs.

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Montargis, 15,000 inhabitants, 68 miles south of Paris, will refuse on Friday to celebrate the National Holiday of France, Bastille Day — no fireworks, no street balls. Instead, a brief ceremony will take place to thank the police forces and the fire brigade who rescued the town two weeks ago.

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