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
“We want to be certain at least for our residents, as sensitive as we are to arson in this county, particularly in Southern California, that these crimes are taken very, very serious.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
“Once the incident is over, unless they are doing an arson investigation, we are not involved with the next steps,” a Fire Department spokesperson told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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
Though he found no concrete evidence of arson, Cowie believed Holmes or an accomplice had started the fire.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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