VIDEO: A massive fire in South Africa's houses of parliament in Cape Town has completely destroyed the National Assembly where parliamentarians sit, as the blaze continued to rage
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#UPDATE Smoke and flames re-emerged from the upper floors of South Africa's parliament hours after the blaze was declared under control, as police confirmed they had charged a man with starting the inferno that engulfed the building u.afp.com/wcMC

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