A can of lighter fluid thrown into the Jewish Community Center of Bensonhurst in Brooklyn at 4:30 Thursday morning ignited causing slight damage to a meeting room, the Police Department informed the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Detective John Murphy, of the public information headquarters, said the incident was under investigation by the Fire Marshal and the police arson squad. He said it “didn’t look like” a racially motivated incident.
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