Alleged arsonist arrested after fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office
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Police arrested a man accused of arson at Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office, officials said Sunday.
Shant Soghomonian, a 35-year-old man also known as Michael Soghomonian, entered the Burlington building on Friday morning and headed to the third floor where Sanders' office is located, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont said in a statement Sunday. Security video shows the alleged arsonist spray a liquid near the office's outer door, then he allegedly started a fire using a handheld lighter.
Sanders was not in his Burlington office at the time of the fire, authorities said, but several employees were there. They were not injured during the incident. Injuries were not reported for people on any of the other floors in the building.
