arson
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer condemned the incident at the time as a "deeply shocking antisemitic arson attack".
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
They include the bar's French owners, husband and wife Jacques and Jessica Moretti, who face charges of manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
The mysterious arson fires in a Hollywood neighborhood started small.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
He had worked two decades as a deputy, but was new to the arson and explosive squad.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
I could find nothing in the incomplete newspaper records to suggest that he had been murdered, or even that the fire had been arson.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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