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Burning people fled the bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Identification of bodies is underway after the fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, in which over 100 people were injured and at least 40 died. The premises became a death trap that was difficult to get out of, says SVT's team on site. "They have lost their lives in one of the worst ways. Burned or suffocated to death," says SVT's Christoffer Wendick. Due to the severe burns, it is difficult to identify the bodies – and the work can take several days, according to the authorities. Police technicians use dental and DNA samples to verify the identities of the victims. Many patients are still being treated in hospital with serious injuries. Between 80 and 100 of the injured are in critical condition, according to Stephane Ganzer, minister.
Witnesses who were on site during the fire describe how they carried burn victims. – A girl whose parents live at the same hotel as us is fighting for her life with burns covering over 80 percent of her body, says Christoffer Wendick. See the report on SVT News and the report on SVT News.
Anger over Clooney's French citizenship. Film star George Clooney's French citizenship has been approved, but it is not welcomed by everyone. Personally, I understand the feeling some French people have about double standards, said Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, deputy interior minister, to the radio station France Info. – We must be careful about the message we send, said Vedrenne, who belongs to the centrist Democratic Movement party and is a junior minister in President Emmanuel Macron's government.
The other day, it was announced that the 'Ocean's Eleven' actor, together with his family, will receive French citizenship. This comes at the same time as language requirements for citizenship are being tightened under new immigration rules from the first of January. The requirement for everyone else is a certificate showing a language level sufficient to be admitted to a French university. Clooney himself has admitted that his French is at a low level. 'I love French culture, your language, even though I am still bad at it after 400 days of classes,' he told the radio channel RTL in December. However, the French Foreign Ministry came to Clooney's defense, stating that he 'contributes through his outstanding achievements to France's international influence and cultural prestige.' See the report on SVT News.