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An arson attack targets a Montreal synagogue and a nearby Jewish office building is damaged
MONTREAL (AP) — A synagogue in a Montreal suburb was targeted in what police suspect was an arson attack early Wednesday, the second time the building in this Canadian city was hit by an incendiary device in little more than a year. Police said a nearby Jewish office building was...
Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian law enforcement authorities on Monday declared an arson attack on a synagogue last week a terrorist act in a decision that increases resources available to the investigation. Arson squad detectives have been investigating the blaze that...
Australian leader blames antisemitism for arson that extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Arsonists extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue on Friday in what Australia’s prime minister condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values. The blaze in the Adass Israel Synagogue is an escalation in targeted attacks in Australia since...
Brother of dead suspect in fires at Boston-area Jewish institutions pleads guilty
BOSTON (AP) — The brother of a man suspected in four Boston-area arsons involving Jewish institutions in 2019 pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to charges that he obstructed the investigation. Alexander Giannakakis, formerly of Quincy, Massachusetts, was working in security...
Volunteer firefighter accused of setting brush fire on Long Island
MEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter was arrested for intentionally setting a brush fire on Long Island in New York, police said Wednesday. The 20-year-old defendant and volunteer firefighter for the hamlet of Medford on Long Island set a fire in a wooded area at about 3:30...
Judge sentences man who killed Chicago's 'Walking Man' in arson attack to 47 years
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has sentenced an Illinois man convicted of killing a homeless person known as Chicago's “Walking Man” in an arson attack to 47 years in prison. Prosecutors said that Cook County Judge Timothy Joyce sentenced Joseph Guardia, 30, of suburban Melrose Park on...
Poland alleges Russian sabotage and is closing one of Moscow's consulates
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister said Tuesday that he is ordering the closure of one of three Russian consulates in the country in response to acts of sabotage including arson attacks that he said were sponsored by Moscow. Radek Sikorski demanded that Russia stop...
Maine man made homemade bombs and dropped some from drones, officials say
WOODLAND, Maine (AP) — A man used homemade explosives, some of which he dropped from drones, to attack or intimidate in a dispute rooted in local politics in a community in northern Maine, law enforcement officials said. No one was hurt. Joshua Brydon, 37, of Woodland, appeared in...
Man gets nearly 2-year prison sentence in connection with arson case at Grand Canyon National Park
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison in connection with an arson case at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said. A U.S. District Court judge in Phoenix also sentenced 21-year-old Dahntay Dunbar on Tuesday to five years of supervised...
Man charged in California courthouse explosion also accused of 3 arson fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been hit with additional charges in a courthouse bomb attack that injured five people, officials said Tuesday, including for three local arson fires. Nathaniel McGuire, 20, was charged by federal officials last week with maliciously damaging...
