The FBI arrested a man last Friday after a propane gas tank and clothes were found on fire near a Jewish center in Birmingham, Alabama. Police arrived at the Bethel Jewish Center following reports of a fire, where they discovered a propane tank and clothing that had been set on fire in the area
The FBI arrested a suspect after a propane tank and burnt clothing were found near a Jewish center in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. According to the Birmingham Police Department, officers arrived at the Bethel Jewish Center on Friday morning due to reports of a fire. They discovered a propane tank and burnt clothing in the area. , in the documentation distributed on social networks, the gas tank can be seen partially burnt.
The local police gavethat “around 12:15 on Friday, a man was apprehended by the FBI. The man was questioned by both the FBI and the Birmingham Police Department at the agency’s headquarters in Birmingham. At the end of the investigation, the man was transferred to the Birmingham City Jail, where he is awaiting a hearing on his case on a charge of 2nd degree arson,” the statement said.
Local police and the FBI also received a report from the Jewish Federation of a suspicious package in the bushes just outside the Jewish Center. Law enforcement found the package to be suspicious, but later determined that it contained no explosives. According to Police Chief Truman Fitzgerald, police were able to use robotic technology to move the package to a secure location where it was safely inspected.