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Police: Torching Of Brooklyn Cars May Have Been Insurance Scam
Police sources said the firebombing was not likely a hate crime, but an insurance scam, and could have manufactured by someone outside the community.
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Police sources said the firebombing was not likely a hate crime, but an insurance scam, and could have manufactured by someone outside the community.
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