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Guatemala condemns fire at Congress; 12 injured in protests

by Sonia Pérez D.
| November 22, 2020 12:06 PM

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s government called fires set by protesters at Congress “terrorist acts” while the Inter-American Human Rights Commission on Sunday condemned what it called an “excessive use of force” by police against demonstrators opposed to a new budget that slashes social spending.

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