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Protesters Set Guatemalan Congress on Fire Amid Demonstration Against New Budget - Reports

Buenos Aires, Nov 22 (Sputnik) Protesters in Guatemala City have broken into the Congress building, setting it on fire, amid public discontent over the new budget, the Guatemalan Prensa Libre newspaper reports.
The blaze, which erupted on Saturday after protesters threw burning objects into the windows of the legislative building, has been extinguished. The National Civil Police (PNC) used tear gas to disperse the protesters, according to the newspaper.
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei warned on Saturday that demonstrators engaging in acts of vandalism would be held accountable.
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