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Sapporo court sentences farmer to 6 1/2 years for mosque arson

SAPPORO -- The Sapporo District Court sentenced a 37-year-old farmer to 6 1/2 years in prison on Oct. 29 for setting fire to a mosque and another buil

  • Ryotaro Ishii sentenced to 6.5 years for mosque arson in Sapporo.
  • 37-year-old farmer used lighter and gasoline to set fires.
  • Judge criticized Ishii's repeated attacks and internet misinformation.

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