Regions West | Seattle/Portland
Arson Takes Model Homes in Seattle, Radicals Suspected
March 3, 2008

The Earth Liberation Front, considered a domestic terror group by the FBI, has been linked to early-morning blazes that today destroyed a trio of model homes in a suburb of Seattle, according to Associated Press and other news sources. The houses had been claimed by their developer to be environmentally friendly, which, apparently, the radical environmental group disputed. According to AP, fire crew on the scene removed explosive devices from the charred remains of the buildings.

 
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