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Reward in Montgomery Co. Buddhist temple fire
The FBI announces a reward for information leading to an arrest in a fire that was set at a Montgomery County Buddhist temple fire in November.
NEW CANEY, Texas - The FBI announced a reward for information as the investigation continues into a fire that was set at a New Caney Buddhist temple in November.
The FBI is offering a reward up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible.
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Authorities say the fire at the Huyen Trang Buddhist Meditation Centre was started shortly before 10 p.m. on Nov. 5 when someone threw a Molotov cocktail into a window.
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In surveillance video, you can see the man walk right up to the window and throw a Molotov cocktail through a screen, and the entire room goes up in flames.
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Reward for info in Buddhist temple fire
The FBI is set to announce a reward in the November fire at a Buddhist temple in Montgomery County.
The video shows members of the temple extinguishing the flames and then calling the police.
The sheriff’s office released a photo of a suspect in the case. They described him as a white or light-skinned male, wearing a dark baseball cap, black boots, and carrying a backpack.
The Montgomery County Sheriffs Office released this photo of the suspect.
Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI Tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI.