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Protesters set fire to Mexico's Guerrero congress over missing students

2014-11-13 482 Dailymotion

Mexico's Guerrero state congress is in flames.<br/> <br />Hundreds of protesters set fire to the building as anger boils over the feared massacre of 43 student teachers in September.<br/> <br />Locals say masked protesters stormed the building and managed to set fire to the voting chamber.<br/> <br />Firefighting director Eduardo Cabanas says he's thankful no one was inside.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DIRECTOR OF FIREFIGHTERS IN CHILPANCINGO, EDUARDO CABANAS, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Right up to this moment, we were fighting the fire which housed the facilities of the internal taxes of the state and then we received a report that there was a fire in the congress. Fortunately, they were able to evacuate everyone and there was only material damage."<br/> <br />Earlier in the day, the protesters broke into the education department's audit office in Chilpancingo and set it on fire as well.<br/> <br />Some local residents say burning the city isn't the solution.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LOCAL RESIDENT, CONSTANTINO GARCIA

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