Arson

Restaurant attack 'racially motivated'
A petrol bomb attack in Essex is believed to have been racially motivated.
10:36 Friday 28th September 2001

Australian mosque burned to ground
Leaders of Australia's Islamic community have called for regular police patrols of Muslim buildings and schools after a Brisbane mosque was destroyed by fire.
05:37 Saturday 22nd September 2001

Charges filed over terrorism 'revenge' attacks
Charges have been filed against a man accused of trying to set fire to a Seattle mosque.
06:10 Thursday 20th September 2001

Naked pensioner guilty of setting college on fire
An 81-year-old Canadian woman who appeared in court naked has been found guilty of setting a college on fire.
14:51 Friday 31st August 2001

Arsonists target £1.4 million street sculpture
A controversial £1.4 million street sculpture has been damaged in an arson attack.
08:35 Friday 31st August 2001

£400,000 damage after 'suspicious' fire
Detectives believe a fire which caused £400,000 worth of damage at a coach yard could have been started deliberately.
13:10 Wednesday 29th August 2001

Pilots die when US fire-fighting planes collide
Two air firefighters have been killed tackling a brush fire started by an arsonist near Los Angeles.
09:46 Tuesday 28th August 2001

Boy interrogated over barn blaze
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire in a barn at a holiday centre.
13:33 Sunday 26th August 2001

Police rescue man then arrest him
Two Hampshire policemen risked their lives to rescue a man from a blazing house, then arrested him.
07:47 Monday 20th August 2001

Arsonist jailed for double killing
A man who killed his brother in an arson attack designed to conceal evidence of an earlier murder has been jailed for life.
19:07 Monday 30th July 2001

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