BBC: Cape Town: Major blaze rips through South Africa parliament building
A large fire has severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town.
Video footage showed a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with huge flames coming out from the roof of the building.
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the scene and called it a "terrible and devastating event".
A 51-year-old man was being held and questioned by the authorities, police said.
The blaze, which began shortly after 06:00 local time (04:00 GMT), came the day after Archbishop Desmond Tutu's state funeral at St George's Cathedral, near parliament.
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Update #1: Fire erupts at South Africa's parliament building in Cape Town (NBC/AP)
Update #2: Fire breaks out in South African parliament in Cape Town (The Guardian/AFP)
WNU Editor: Major damage is being reported.
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Under apartheid, there was law and order in South Africa. Now...not so. Look here for the future of the USA.
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