The teenagers had been taken into custody under the charges of 'participation in a group formed for the purpose of preparing violence against persons or destruction of property during demonstrations on public thoroughfares', 'destruction of another's property using a means dangerous to persons during a demonstration on a public thoroughfare' and 'organized group destruction/degradation of another's property using a means dangerous to persons'. This last offense is punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment, according to the prosecutor’s office. Meanwhile, students at Nelson Mandela High School are expected to resume classes at the school on November 16. The fire primarily affected the entrance of their high school, the cafeteria, as well as some dormitory rooms where students were present at the time of the incident. [1]
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