Man sets backpack on fire on steps of Brooklyn Jewish center: Police
10/10/2019 6:38 am PDT
By Kristine Garcia, WPIX
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- (WPIX) -- Police are searching for a man accused of setting a backpack on fire on the steps of a Brooklyn Jewish center during Yom Kippur.
The man was standing in front of the Park Slope Jewish Center on Eighth Avenue when he intentionally set the contents of a backpack on fire and fled the scene just before 1 a.m. Wednesday, police said.
The fire was extinguished, and no injuries were reported, police said.
Surveillance video obtained by police shows the suspect holding onto the bag.
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