A 34-year-old Orthodox man was arrested in connection with a series of fires in Tel Aviv sex establishments that killed four women, Israeli police said. Yariv Baruchim admitted to police that he had torched nine brothels and sex shops to “purify” Tel Aviv, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported.
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