This is, of course, being treated as an “arson incident.” And since Langara College is an academic institution, it will probably provide the occasion for the institution of a number of seminars about “Islamophobia,” “Western colonialism,” “racism,” and the like. Jihad terror? What are you, some kind of Islamophobe?
“23-year-old man charged for allegedly lighting ‘incendiary devices’ at Langara College,” by Simon Little, Global News, April 2, 2019:
A man has been charged in relation to the arson incident that forced the evacuation and closure of Langara College on Monday.
Vancouver police say 23-year-old Nasradin Abdusamad Ali has been charged with one count of arson related to inhabited property and one count of possession of incendiary material.
Court records show Ali also faced charges of theft under $5,000 and uttering threats relating to an incident in Vancouver on Jan. 31, 2018, but those charges were stayed in August….
Langara College confirmed Tuesday that Ali was a current student who had been attending the institution for two years.
Police and firefighters were called to the college around noon Monday to reports of a fire in the technology building.
Investigators allege Ali entered the building with multiple improvised incendiary devices, at least two of which were detonated and caused fires before he fled the area.
Metro Vancouver Transit Police arrested him in Surrey around 4 p.m. Monday.
The incident prompted a massive response, with heavily armed members of the Vancouver police Emergency Response Team helping to evacuate students and search the campus for suspicious items.
“It was flammable materials, at least one of them did have some sort of device attached to it as an ignition,” said Const. Jason Doucette….
Officials with the school won’t say whether Ali had any ongoing disputes with other students or staff, but sources tell Global News he may have sent taunting messages to the school following the fire….