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CUBA
Evicted man sets himself on fire
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba - September 8 (Luis Miguel
González Leiva, Cubanacán
Press / www.cubanet.org) - Armando Chacón
had warned police that if they evicted his
family from the house they had occupied
a month ago, he would set himself on fire.
On August 30, at noon, he fulfilled his
promise when police stormed the house to
evict the family and pulled Chacón
out, in flames.
About 300 bystanders near-rioted, forcing
police to withdraw to their patrol cars.
Chacón acknowledged days before
the incident that he had occupied the house
in the Tulipán subdivision of Cienfuegos
illegally. He explained he had exhausted
all avenues of securing housing for his
wife, two children and himself.
Chacón is in serious condition in
the burn unit of the Gustavo Aldereguía
hospital, in Cienfuegos.
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