Lone anti-terrorism vigilante burns down village he took for jihadist camp
‘A lone arsonist has burned down a dozen buildings in a small village near St. Petersburg. Local media say reportedly deranged vigilante decided to wage a one-man war against imaginary terrorists with gasoline, a car rampage and a chainsaw.
The fire in the village Lopets, some 100km west of Russia’s Northern Capital, started on Wednesday morning. The blaze destroyed nine dwellings and four sheds, but caused no loss of life or injuries, local police said, according to the local TV channel 47.
Police added that an inebriated resident in his mid-50s started the fire in his own home and that it spread throughout the village.’
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