across his government has staunchly defended the sales and downplayed their role in the conflict sheila dubin ski picks up a story. france has long been criticized for supplying weapons to saudi arabia human rights charity said time and time again told the government that those weapons are being used to bomb schools hospitals and other civilian targets exacerbating the crisis in yemen a war that's left thousands dead and pushed millions to the brink of starvation the u.n. has even called what's happening in yemen the world's worst humanitarian crisis. you're. you're. a little bit france has always hit back saying the weapons that it sells to saudi arabia only used offensively to defer attacks by the theses i'm not aware that french weapons have been used directly in yemen except that now appears to be contradicted by a classified note by the french military intelligence service uncovered following an investigation by a media outlet called disclose it was feels french weapons sold to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates are being used in the war in yemen but one pressed again in light of

moment as they see the national icon go up in flames let's go live to france to correspondent sheila dubin schedule if we've got her on the phone now what more information can you tell us charlotte well standing hay in the center of paris and the area around look to see through has been cordoned off by the police firefighters trying to. say so i'm looking at the fifty two right now and it looks like the entire central old that procedural has gone up in flames smoke plume in the way of those flames licking up the bells how does the same with bells how old they can see joel not your dog you might know is the most busy that attraction in paris is welcoming million people coming to visit every year it's considered to be one of the most exquisite example to all the french. just it was under way major restoration this is after the french catholic church appealed for the nation last year because the church which is there on day two hundred fifty years old has been crumbling for some time it's not yet clear what actually caused. a big fire but there are all suggestions that a. restoration would be