FBI Investigates Arson Attempt at Mosque
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From Times Wire Reports
Someone tried to set fire to a mosque, and the FBI was investigating it as a hate crime, officials said.
No one was inside the Islamic Center of Bloomington when the fire occurred at about 2 a.m., and only the kitchen area was damaged, said Nathan Ainslie, president of the Islamic Center. A burned Koran was found outside, he said.
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