Police say suspect arrested inside building over blaze that spread from oldest wing of national assembly

A man is due to appear in court on Tuesday after a massive fire tore through South Africa’s national assembly building.

An investigation has been opened into the blaze that started at about 3am on Sunday in the parliament complex’s oldest wing, which was completed in 1884 and has wood-panelled rooms.

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