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La Canebière is the historic high street in the old quarter of Marseille, France. About a kilometre long, it runs from the Vieux-Port ("old port") to the Réformés quarter.
King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was assassinated here on October 9 1934. French foreign minister Louis Berthou was fatally wounded in the same incident.
On October, 28, 1938, the Nouvelles Galeries store were destroyed by fire, killing 75.
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La Canebière is the historic high street in the old quarter of Marseille, France. About a kilometre long, it runs from the Vieux-Port ("old port") to the Réformés quarter.
King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was assassinated here on October 9 1934. French foreign minister Louis Berthou was fatally wounded in the same incident.
On October, 28, 1938, the Nouvelles Galeries store were destroyed by fire, killing 75. The tragedy lead to reorganisation of Marseille's firefighters battalion, and the mayor Henri Tasso was dismissed.
The new Line T2 of the Tramway de Marseille runs along La Canebière between Rue de Rome/Cours Belsunce and Réformés. Noailles (M2) and Vieux-Port (M1) metro stations are located along the street.
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