Paraguay's Congress Set On Fire By Rioters Over Re-Election Vote

BBC: Paraguay congress set on fire as election protests turn deadly

Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country's parliament during violent protests against a bill that would lift presidential term limits.

One activist was killed by a blow to the head which the opposition blamed on a rubber bullet fired by police.

Under the 1992 constitution, introduced after the dictatorship, a head of state may only serve a single five-year term.

But sitting President Horacio Cartes is trying to remove the restriction and run for re-election.

Protesters were photographed smashing in windows of the congress building in the capital, Asuncion, on Friday night and setting fire to the interior.

Protesters "ransacked" the offices of those who had backed the bill, AFP news agency reports.

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