Man Burns Down East Java Mosque
February 12, 2010
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358249Hopefully people will see him for what he is, a psycho and not go on a relentless rampage by burning other building of religius value (hint hint)
gosh!
doing nothing in Poso ---> death penalty
burning mosque, and all this guy get is a psychological check?
"magical command" is so kindergarten.
He definitely suffers from mental illness (skizofrenia).
Woo hoo, Takuma? You don't sound concerned, deeply or otherwise.
That's what I call man with guts (not in a good way). It's kinda common messing around with minority, but this time, woo hoo.
My deepest concern about this.
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A man set fire to a mosque in Tuban, East Java, on Thursday. The arsonist was arrested by police and would undergo a psychological examination.
The Haji Sudirman Mosque in Sugihan village, Tuban, was set on fire by a man named Sopi from a neighboring village.
Metro TV reported he threw two gallons of gasoline on the mosque before setting it ablaze. A street vendor who saw the smoke alerted locals. They managed to put the fire out, but the mosque was badly damaged.
Locals detained Sopi and took him to the police station. Sopi claimed he burned the mosque after receiving a magical command. Tuban Police suspected him of suffering from depression and mental illness and took him to the psychological hospital for an examination.
Haji Sudirman Mosque was built by former East Java Governor Basofi Sudirman in 1994.
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