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kpete

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Sat Jan 28, 2017, 02:45 PM Jan 2017

Hours after Trump signs Muslim ban, Texas mosque goes up in flames

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A Texas mosque was set on fire just hours after Trump signed an executive order restricting migration from Muslim-majority countries.

The Islamic Center of Victoria was set on fire around 2 a.m. on Saturday, according to local reports.
Victoria Fire Marshal Tom Legler told the Victoria Advocate he had no theories about the cause of the fire, but he is seeking assistance from state and federal fire investigators.

“It’s a house of worship,” Shahid Hashmi, the president of the center, told the Victoria Advocate, as he watched the center burning. Hashmi also said he will not speculate about the cause of the fire, but mentioned the center was burglarized last week.


https://thinkprogress.org/islamic-center-of-victoria-fire-8a683f632a7a#.te1634yua
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Hours after Trump signs Muslim ban, Texas mosque goes up in flames (Original Post) kpete Jan 2017 OP
Cause of fire? Willful ignorance benld74 Jan 2017 #1
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