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Fires at Jalisco Government Buildings Follow Water Protest

Jalisco Gov. Pablo Lemus said five people reportedly detained were found in a stolen pickup truck carrying gasoline containers.

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Smoke rises outside the Jalisco state legislature in Guadalajara as bystanders watch from nearby. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)
Smoke rises outside the Jalisco state legislature in Guadalajara as bystanders watch from nearby. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)

Five people were reportedly detained after fires broke out at Jalisco’s state legislature and a judicial building in Guadalajara on Oct. 18, following a march over water quality, Anadolu Agency reported.

Jalisco Gov. Pablo Lemus said the people were found in a stolen pickup truck carrying gasoline containers and were suspected of setting the fires. Anadolu Agency relayed his account from a post on X.

Anadolu Agency reported that organizers described the hooded individuals as suspected infiltrators; Lemus said on X that organizers had expelled them. The demonstration called for clean tap water.

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