Ex-soldiers storm Guatemala Congress carpark, torch cars


View of two burning two cars at the Congress carpark, set on fire by former Guatemalan soldiers protesting in demand of compensation for their services during the country civil war (1960-1996), in Guatemala City. – AFP pic, October 20, 2021.

FORMER Guatemalan soldiers stormed the rear area of Congress today and torched several vehicles in protest over unpaid compensation for their service during the country’s civil war from 1960 to 1996.

A crowd of hundreds of protesters, some armed with sticks, machetes and others throwing glass bottles, broke through a metal gate and forcibly entered a carpark behind the Congress building, placing chains with padlocks on several doors to prevent deputies and staff from leaving the building.


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