Police Search For Arsonist Who Set Fire Inside Minneapolis Islamic Center

By WCCO Staff, CBS Minnesota

April 25, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS – Police are asking for the public's help to identify a man suspected of setting a fire inside a Minneapolis mosque and community center.

Fire crews found the flames on the third floor of Masjid Al Rahma and evacuated several people including children. No one was hurt, and investigators are still working to determine the cause.

Meanwhile, police are searching for the man who brought gasoline inside another Minneapolis mosque Sunday evening and apparently tried to torch it. It is not clear if the fires are connected.

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