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Two explosions were heard in the centre of Cholet, in western France, cutting power to around 80 households and leaving part of the city centre in the dark, local media report. Residents described hearing the blasts. Separately, Cholet Basket defeated Rasta Vechta in the Champions League behind its defence and now leads its group.
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Cholet Basket is in the spotlight on several fronts. The club faces German side Vechta in the Basketball Champions League, with a real chance to advance if it sticks to its method. Meanwhile, a suspended INSEP prospect and NBA draft hopeful has joined the squad, and the team is searching for a medical-joker center after Miralem Halilovic was injured for several weeks. The club's Espoirs development side also played Pau.
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Gilles Bourdouleix, the former mayor of Cholet, has been convicted for public insults against the newspaper Ouest-France. The ruling, reported by the outlet itself, concerns remarks he made about its journalists. The case adds to the controversies surrounding the long-time right-wing politician, who led the Cholet municipality for years before leaving office.
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In Maine-et-Loire, western France, lightning struck down a large oak tree onto two houses in a local commune, with firefighters responding to the damage; residents described the strike as feeling like a bomb had exploded. Meanwhile in Cholet, high school students blockading their lycée met with the town's mayor, voicing frustration afterwards and saying the meeting damaged their willingness to pursue dialogue.