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# HUYEN TRANG TEMPLE - ARSON

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# HUYEN TRANG TEMPLE - ARSON

New Caney, TexasNovember 5, 2023

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### Reward:

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the arson.

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The unknown suspect was wearing unique-colored boots, tactical pants, a baseball cap, and a gaiter covering his face.

### Details:

On November 5, 2023, the Huyen Trang Temple located at 17505 FM 1485, New Caney, Texas, was vandalized by arson. At approximately 9:42 p.m., an unknown male suspect approached the temple and found an open window at the front of the temple. The unknown suspect then ignited the top of a gas-filled mason jar with fire and threw it into the temple, starting a fire in the main place of worship where a monk was asleep on the floor. The unknown suspect then fled the scene, and the monks that were sleeping in the temple extinguished the fire with no serious injuries.

 

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