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June 17, 2022 - 9:32am | By Ty Schonert
(East Grand Forks) -- An FBI probe is being sought by the Council on American Islamic Relations following the East Grand Forks mosque fire earlier this month.
Surveillance video shows a female suspect, identified as 57-year-old Suzette Thompson of Thief River Falls, using a spray can and a lighter to set a curtain within the building a blaze before quickly leaving the scene. CAIR-MN is supporting classifying the incident as a hate crime, following the arrest of Thompson, who was charged with two counts of first-degree arson.
"We as a community are traumatized, "said CAIR-MN member Imam Mohammed, "Our community members are fearful."
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