Oregon Islamic Center fire declared arson, FBI offers 10K reward
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Print Story Published: 8:53 am ShareThisUpdated: 1:59 pmCORVALLIS -- A fire early Sunday morning at the Salman Al-Farisi Islamic Center attended by Mohamed Osman Mohamud has been declared arson by the Corvallis Fire Department.
Officials said that the fire - which was contained to one room - was intentionally set.
The FBI has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.
"We have made it quite clear that the FBI will not tolerate any kind of retribution or attack on the Muslim community," said Arthur Balizan, Special Agent for Oregon. "We are working very closely with the leadership at the mosque. We will find the person responsible for this attack and bring the full force fo the federal justice system to bear."
"In the meantime, the FBI remains absolutely committed to protecting each and every American's right to live, work and worship in a free and safe society," he said.
Yosof Wanly, imam at the Salman Al-Farisi Islamic Center, said 80 percent of the center's office was burned, but the worship areas were untouched.
Wanly said Mohamud was a normal student who went to athletic events, drank the occasional beer and was into rap music and culture.
Wanly said Mohamud was religious but didn't come to the mosque consistently.
Wanly has been advised by friends to take his family out of their home, and to "another person's house due to the possibility of hate crimes," he said. "I'm going to look into it, especially because my face has been on the news a lot."
Wanly said the local populace has always been accepting of Muslims.
"The common scene here is to be very friendly, accepting various cultures and religions," Wanly said. "The Islamic center has been here for 40 years, it's more American than most Americans with regards to age."
The fire was called in at 2:16 a.m. by a police officer who noticed smoke from the building.
The response included 16 fire fighters, two engines and a ladder truck.
The fire was contained fairly quickly. There were no injuries.
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