CLAYTON, U.S.A., March 25, 2003: Two 17-year-old boys are charged with firebombing attacks at a Hindu temple in suburban St. Louis, investigators said Monday. The youths are charged with second-degree arson and criminal possession of a weapon in the attacks on the temple. St. Louis County Police said temple officials initially wondered if the attacks were crimes committed by ill-informed people who thought they were attacking a Muslim mosque. Although police looked into the possibility of a hate crime, the attacks apparently stemmed from boredom. “They wanted some attention, excitement,” he said. The FBI is conducting its own investigation into the late-February fire bombings, which damaged the temple but caused no injuries.
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