Terrorism charge for suspect in South Africa Parliament fire
Headline from Minneapolis Star Tribune
A homeless man accused of setting a fire that destroyed part of South Africa's historic Parliament complex was charged with terrorism Tuesday and sent to a psychiatric hospital for a month for assessment.
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A homeless man accused of setting a fire that destroyed part of South Africa's historic Parliament complex was charged with terrorism Tuesday and sent to a psychiatric hospital for a month for assessment.
Prosecutors have added terrorism to the five charges a man who allegedly set fire to South Africa's parliament was already facing. The 49-year-old was also diagnosed with "paranoid schizophrenia."
A man suspected of starting a fire that gutted South Africa's parliament made a second court appearance on Tuesday to face a new charge of terrorism, in addition to robbery and arson accusations.
A man accused of setting fire to South Africa's parliament building has been charged with terrorism. Critics claim the 49-year-old suspect, who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia after his arrest, is being made a scapegoat to cover security failings.
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