TEENS FIRE BOMB RHODE ISLAND SYNAGOGUE

Vacant Providence temple firebombed (JTA)
A teenager was charged with throwing a Molotov cocktail outside a vacant synagogue in Providence, R.I.

The teen, with two alleged accomplices, placed the incendiary device in front of the long-vacant Temple Beth-El early Wednesday when the boys were spotted by police, the Providence Journal reported.

A patrolman extinguished the fire. The intended target apparently was a vacant lot across the street from the temple, the newspaper reported.

The incident does not appear to be related to Saturday's firebombing of the home of a Jewish Agency emissary in a nearby neighborhood, police told the Journal. That incident is still under city, state and federal investigation.

The teens, two aged 17 and one aged 15, are in custody in a juvenile facility until a hearing scheduled for Monday.

HOUSE OF JEWISH AGENCY ENVOY FIREBOMBED IN RHODE ISLAND

US: Molotov cocktail thrown into home of Jewish Agency envoy (YNet)
A Molotov cocktail was thrown Saturday into the home of a Jewish Agency envoy residing in Rhode Island in the north-eastern United States. The envoy, who was home at the time, was immediately evacuated to a nearby hotel following the incident.

The incident took place at 2 am (local US time) when a Molotov cocktail was throw through the living room window of the envoy’s apartment. He was in a different room at the time, and was therefore not injured. The Molotov cocktail set a nearby yard on fire, but firefighters dispatched to the scene easily extinguished the flames.

The FBI as well as local Rhode Island police personnel are investigating the incident. This is the first time that a Jewish Agency envoy is attacked in this fashion.