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'Molotov cocktail' thrown at Queens mosque, home- I did not do it but if I knew who did, I would not turn the guy in!!
Updated at 07:20 AM today- 1/2/12
Eyewitness News
JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- Authorities say they are investigating four fire attacks in New York City, including one at an Islamic center.
Police say three of the attacks Sunday night in Queens involved molotov cocktails. There were no injuries.
In the first attack, a bottle was thrown at a counter in a bodega at 8 p.m.
Ten minutes later, a nearby house was possibly set on fire. It took firefighters 40 minutes to bring the blaze under control.
At 8:44 p.m., a bottle was thrown at the Imam Al-Khoei Foundation building. Only a door of the Shiite mosque was damaged, and by the time firefighters arrive, the fire was out.
"When we came out we smelled the gasoline, and at the time we called the police officers," a resident said.
The last attack, at 10:14 p.m., was on a private house used for Hindu worship services. Police say two bottles were thrown but didn't explode.
Police are investigating the attacks as bias crimes.
"You know, this is the first time this has happened here, so we feel safe with the police and everybody here supporting us," said Maan Al Sahlani, Imam Al-Khoei Foundation.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report)
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