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The 44-year-old man poured contents from containers in the foyer and hallway and then lit a fire, which destroyed the center. About a dozen people escaped the building, and no one was injured.
A man has pleaded guilty to hate crime and arson charges for setting a fire that destroyed an Islamic center.
A man who set a fire that destroyed an Islamic center in southeast Missouri has pleaded guilty to hate crime and arson charges
A man, who set a fire that destroyed an Islamic center in southeast Missouri two years ago, has pleaded guilty to hate crime and arson charges, the Associated Press reported quoting the US Justice Department on Tuesday.
Nicholas Proffitt has pleaded guilty to arson and hate crime charges for setting a fire that destroyed an Islamic center. Nearly 24 people were inside the building but they escaped.