France's new defence ministry complex opens

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The 4bln-euro site in SW Paris, named 'the Hexagon', brings together for the first time all French armed forces under one huge solar-powered roof.

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French President François Hollande has inaugurated France's version of the Pentagon, a massive new defence ministry complex with walls designed to withstand a missile strike and a highly secure operational room hidden underground, reports FRANCE 24.