Arson News

11:22 PM EST
1/17/2012 White House under lockdown as smoke bomb hurled over the fenceA smoke bomb was thrown over the fence at the White House as a rally with more than 1,000 Occupy DC protestors was being held outside, according to the Secret Service.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Terrorism, Arson, Politics, Government, Executive (government)

4:24 PM EST
1/4/2012 South Sudan army stops 6,000 armed youths from attacking townSouth Sudan’s army stopped some 6,000 armed youth from attacking a town, where clashes between rival tribes over cattle rustling have killed at least 150 people in recent months.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Social Conflict, Politics, Defense, National Security, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Arson

9:09 AM EST
1/2/2012 Man in custody in connection with LA vehicle arsonsPolice in Los Angeles, California, investigating almost 50 vehicle arsons have a man in custody.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Arson, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror

4:29 PM EDT
11/2/2011 French magazine’s office torched for publishing cartoon image of MuhammadThe office of a French weekly magazine that published another cartoon depiction of Islamic prophet Muhammad was destroyed in a firebomb attack on Wednesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Arson, Disaster And Accident, Fire, Religion And Belief, Islam

6:21 PM EDT
10/3/2011 Jewish extremists burn mosque in Israel, Israeli Arabs protestSuspected Jewish extremists burned down a mosque in northern Israel on Monday sparking a brief rioting by Arab-Israelis, who protested against the arson attack.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Arson, Religion And Belief, Islam

10:44 AM EDT
8/26/2011 53 dead after arson attack on Mexican casinoAn arson attack on a casino in northern Mexico has left 53 dead. Armed men reportedly set the casino on fire, trapping gamblers inside.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Arson, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Guerrilla Activity, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

9:00 AM EDT
8/25/2011 Two hikers charged for causing biggest-ever Arizona forest fireLengthy jail sentences may await two hikers accused of causing the largest forest fire on record in eastern Arizona and parts of western New Mexico last May.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Fire, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Arson

11:12 AM EDT
6/18/2011 Somali-owned shops looted, torched in South AfricaSeveral Somali-owned shops in the South African town of Rothenberg have been attacked by local gangs looting the properties and stealing cash, witnesses said Saturday.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Arson, Theft

12:45 AM EDT
4/20/2011 Suspect Arrested In Arson attack forcing authorities to evacuate tourists from Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilicaFire forced Spanish authorities to evacuate more than 1,500 people from Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica, which is one of the most popular tourist attraction of the country and a UNESCO’s world heritage site too. The police later arrested a ‘disturbed’ man on arson charges after some tourists raised an alarm.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Arson