Sentence examples for it arson from inspiring English sources

Was it arson, with homicidal intent?

The police, in the paper, called it arson.

Fire Marshal Jay Trotter of Orange County called it arson and said a preliminary investi gation had indicated that flammable liquid had been used to start the fire.

Someone in the room said, "Macron's speech has been postponed because Notre Dame is on fire". The room, full of French specialists, fell silent, but soon the silence gave way to speculation was it arson?

In a statement released this week, Mr. Campolo said investigators had been operating from the beginning "under the assumption that the fire may have been the result of a criminal act," but he stopped short of calling it arson or discussing who might have been responsible.

"If a fire marshal's not there to deem it arson, it doesn't mean arson's going down, it just means we're not there to say it's arson," said a grim-faced marshal appropriately named William Law, as a third marshal, Jimmy Mackay, cleared out his clothes.

It was arson; it was the guys doing it.

"It's safe to assume that if it is arson it is politically motivated". .

"Anyone brought in needs to be fined at the max, and if it's arson, it's arson, and they are criminals," Manilla told the AP.

"Because there were squatters inside and it's an abandoned building, we're going to investigate it and see if it was arson, just to determine the cause," Coates said.

"If it's arson by hostile Palestinians, it's terrorism,'' Alpher said.