Suspect arrested and charged as fire reignites at South Africa's Parliament
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A 49-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged in connection to a large fire that has "gutted" South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, police said in a statement.
The blaze tore through Parliament on Sunday, causing the roof of one building to collapse and gutting the chamber of the National Assembly. On Monday, the blaze flared up again, with dozens of firefighters sent back to once again battle the flames, according to the a statement from Parliament's presiding officers.
The suspect, who is due to appear in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Tuesday, has been charged with housebreaking, theft and arson, police said in a statement. The suspect will also be charged under The National Key Point Act, an act that provides for the declaration and protection of sites of national strategic importance.
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