And apparently he wasn't even a member of Al Queda!
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LA fire started by boy with matches
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071031/ap_on_re_us/california_wildfires;_ylt=AmX74V...
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - A boy playing with matches started a fire in north
Los Angeles County that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21
homes last week, authorities said Tuesday.
The boy, whose name and age were not released, was interviewed a day after
the Buckweed Fire was sparked Oct. 21, said sheriff's Sgt. Diane Hecht.
"He admitted to playing with matches and accidentally starting the fire,"
said Hecht said in a statement.
The boy was released to his parents, and the case will be be presented to
the district attorney's office, Hecht said.
The 60-square-mile fire began in an area near Agua Dulce and quickly spread
by fierce desert winds. It was among more than a dozen major wildfires that
killed 14 people and blackened 809 square miles from Los Angeles to the
Mexican border.
Authorities arrested five people for arson during that period, but none have
been linked to any of the major blazes.