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Sixty-Year-Old Indicted for Mosque Arson | Philadelphia News
A 60-year-old man, Vincent Lang, has been federally indicted for allegedly setting fire to the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on July 5th, motivated by religious hatred. Surveillance footage reportedly shows him igniting a fire and hurling it into the mosque’s entrance. Charged with civil rights violations, Lang is now in federal custody and faces up to 40 years in prison — with a mandatory minimum of five years — underscoring the gravity of hate-fueled arson. Authorities continue investigating potential links, while the case underscores the urgent need to safeguard places of worship…
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