No one was injured in the fire, which marred the exterior of the mosque. The worshipers who had been inside were able to snuff out the flames with a fire extinguisher. “Graffiti left behind by the suspect made reference to the shooting incident in New Zealand,” Chris Lick, a police spokesman, said in a news release. The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are assisting city and county officials with their probe. The interfaith prayer and security vigil that took place on Sunday evening drew several hundred people to a street corner near the mosque.

Source: Washington Post March 25, 2019 09:32 UTC