One of the activists said on Facebook that police would have used pepper spray to disperse the protest, thus helping to ignite the fire.
Australian a former parliament building in Canberra caught fire on Thursday during an indigenous demonstration.
The majority of the building was saved from fire. The biggest flames were in the wooden doors at the entrance, and the fire was quickly extinguished. No one was injured in the fire.
The fire is suspected to have originated when police disbanded a group of activists holding a traditional smoke ceremony at the entrance to the house. One of the activists said on Facebook that police would have used pepper spray to disperse the protest, thus helping to ignite the fire.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC’s there have been Aboriginal protests outside the building since last week and protesters set fire to a similar fire at the building’s doors.
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