A man pled guilty to setting a fire at a Montreal Jewish school. Sleiman Elmerhebi’s guilty plea Dec. 16 to arson charges spares him conspiracy charges, a deal that satisfied officials at the United Talmud Torah school. He will be sentenced at a later date.
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