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Four People Arrested For Suspected Arson, Intentionally Setting Wildfires In California, Oregon, Washington

Emily Zanotti
Four People Arrested For Suspected Arson, Intentionally Setting Wildfires In California, Oregon, Washington
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At least four people have been arrested on suspicion of arson in incidents connected to the massive wildfires now blazing across the western United States, according to authorities in California, Oregon, and Washington.

A number of false reports surfaced this week, pinning several fires on “antifascist activists”—reports that, the FBI says, turned out to be untrue upon investigation by federal, state, and local authorities, despite a flood of reports.

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