arson
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That same month, Slovak authorities said they thwarted a planned arson attack on a Ukrainian drone factory there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Earlier this year the Brits identified an arson wave targeting U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Miliband's comments follow an arson attack on four Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green in March and other incidents.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The outlet reported that Shrine has a prior felony arson conviction in Contra Costa County as well as convictions for vandalism, battery and violation of probation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The fire department suspected arson; police theorized that whoever set the fire had wanted to destroy the secrets still embedded within.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Jane Lee from the Keighley Civic Society has previously called for more security measures at the mill to prevent further trespass and arsons.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
There were 18 reports of arson for 2022, twice the total of 2021 and 61% higher than the 11 arsons reported in 2018.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
He thinks the person responsible could have been one of those detained last month in a string of arsons in North Hollywood, or possibly someone evicted from the house in the flyer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
More than that, the arsons didn’t seem to have had an impact on the financial calculations of the industries they had targeted.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
Crimes, murders, thefts and arsons can only be prevented by the enforcement of the law.
From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Henry M. Hunt
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