Article 72RDF Arson suspect arrested after blaze at historic Mississippi synagogue

Arson suspect arrested after blaze at historic Mississippi synagogue

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Marina Dunbar
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Multiple Torah scrolls were damaged after fire broke out early Saturday at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson

A suspect has been taken into custody after a historic synagogue in Mississippi was badly damaged in a fire that authorities described on Sunday as an arson case.

According to officials, the blaze broke out shortly after 3am Saturday at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson. No one was hurt in the fire.

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