“Police investigating an arson attack on a Blackburn mosque say they are not treating it as a racial incident.”

“Was the arson a hate crime, they asked, an attempted triple homicide, or a hoax?”

“Incidents have included joy riding, arson attacks on vehicles and fly tipping.”

“It is a bit like an arsonist returning to the scene of the crime and asking if he can join the fire department to help put out the flames.”

“It occurred to him that whoever the arsonist was, he must have used Greek fire.”

“Like his brother, he was also a thief, pickpocket, mugger, robber, and arsonist, etc, but he didn't like killing people.”

“The press has been quick to condemn arsonists for the fires raging in New South Wales in Australia.”

“Detectives are scouring court lists as they try to trace the arsonists responsible for a devastating attack on York Crown Court.”

“A Basildon school was firebombed three times by arsonists in a late-night attack.”

“This should eliminate the possibility of deliberate arsons because the timber is unusable three years after the fire.”

“Shortly afterwards, the Oakland center providing the local Latino community with syringes was burned to the ground, probably by arsons.”

“At the same time, she voiced suspicions that the fires were arsons intended to undermine the country's garment industry.”