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DOJ Says Man Charged over Philadelphia Mosque Fire
ATF says Vincent Lang faces a federal arson charge after surveillance video showed a suspected incendiary device thrown into the mosque.
- On Thursday, federal authorities arrested 60-year-old Vincent Lang and charged him with maliciously setting an arson fire at the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on July 5.
- The July 5 attack involved a man throwing an improvised incendiary device into the building at the 1400 block of Tyson Avenue in the early hours, causing what officials described as "significant damage."
- Investigators linked Lang to the fire after observing his vehicle bearing "handwritten anti-Islamic rhetoric" and tracking Facebook comments where he allegedly wrote, "How can it be a hate crime they might have done it out of love."
- Prosecutors charged Lang with maliciously damaging property used in interstate commerce; he faces a maximum 20-year prison sentence with a mandatory minimum of five years, the DOJ said.
- Rights advocates note rising Islamophobia in recent years following anti-immigration policies and Israel's war in Gaza, as authorities continue investigating with assistance from the FBI and local agencies.
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Feds Charge Pennsylvania Man After Firebombing Attack On Local Mosque - Tampa Free Press
A 60-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested Friday and charged in connection with an arson fire at a city mosque earlier this month, according to the Department of Justice. Vincent Lang faces one federal count of maliciously damaging or destroying by means of fire any building or property used in interstate commerce, or attempting to do […] Feds Charge Pennsylvania Man After Firebombing Attack On Local Mosque
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