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Protesters set fire to the municipal palace in Apatzingán late on Monday after a group of demonstrators threw stones at the building's windows, while riot police used tear gas to disperse protesters on Morelia, national media reported.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Ashton Evans, who was involved with Earl in another plot to set fire to a London restaurant and kidnap its owner, was sentenced to nine years in prison.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Magazine publisher Pham Van Tap was sleeping in his small Garden Grove office when someone set fire to the building.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
One man tried to set fire to the ladder truck but was stopped by museum staff.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Ashton Evans, who was involved with Earl in another plot to set fire to a London restaurant and kidnap its owner, was sentenced to nine years in prison.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Magazine publisher Pham Van Tap was sleeping in his small Garden Grove office when someone set fire to the building.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
One man tried to set fire to the ladder truck but was stopped by museum staff.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Set fire to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20fire%20to. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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