U.S. charges man for Philadelphia mosque arson
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a 60-year-old man with setting fire to the Islamic Center in Northeast Philadelphia last July, targeting the mosque because of its religious nature. The accused faces two counts of deliberately damaging religious property, with potential penalties of up to 40 years in prison and a minimum of five years if convicted. No one was injured in the incident, which occurs amid a rise in Islamophobia in the United States following the September 11 attacks and the influence of anti-immigration policies and white supremacy.
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