United States: New York Church, Jewish Center Hit in Molotov Attacks
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NEW YORK (Terror Monitor) — Two religious buildings in New York City’s Queens borough were allegedly targeted with Molotov cocktails, causing fires at the sites, while police arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with the incidents.
According to the New York Police Department (NYPD), the suspect allegedly threw incendiary devices at a church and a Jewish house of worship, identified as the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, in Queens.
Authorities said the attacks caused small fires, but no injuries were reported. Firefighters responded to the scenes and brought the blazes under control.
Police said additional incendiary devices were recovered from the suspect after his arrest. Investigators are continuing to determine the motive behind the attacks and whether the suspect was linked to any other similar incidents.
Officials have not yet released a confirmed motive for the alleged attacks.
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