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‘I Have No Idea Why’: Vietnamese Baptist Church Torched During Philly Protests

Jon Brown
‘I Have No Idea Why’: Vietnamese Baptist Church Torched During Philly Protests
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A Vietnamese Baptist church fell victim to the riots that have roiled Philadelphia since the death of Walter Wallace Jr. at the hands of police earlier this week.

“I have no idea why they attacked our church,” said Pastor Philip Pham of Vietnam Baptist Church, according to Baptist Press. “They burned it from the roof. They threw flammable chemicals on the roof and [flames] burned through the roof,” which also consumed the rest of the building.

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