Liberty

Cubans ransack, set fire at Communist Party headquarters

'The people do not want continuity, they want LIBERTY'

Protesters ransacked and set fire outside a local Communist Party headquarters in Morón, Cuba early Saturday morning, videos posted to social media show.

Citizens of the north-central Cuban city protested rampant blackouts as well as energy and food shortages under the leadership of communist President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Protestors threw rocks at a government building's windows and set its furniture ablaze in the street amid chants of, "Liberty!"

Reuters reported. Authorities stated they arrested five participants of an anti-communist demonstration as state-run media reported an investigation into "vandalism acts" was launched, according to The Associated Press (AP).

In a video, a crowd of people appears to loudly cheer and make noise with percussive instruments as a large fire burns outside the headquarters's entrance.