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Man arrested for setting fire outside Sen. Bernie Sanders’s office

April 7, 2024 at 4:45 p.m. EDT
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during a campaign stop in St. George, S.C. in 2020. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)
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A man was arrested Sunday for allegedly lighting a fire outside the Burlington, Vt., office of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), authorities said.

Shant Soghomonian, also known as Michael Soghomonian, is charged with using fire to damage the building, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for Vermont. No injuries were reported, the office said, and a motive remained unclear as of Sunday afternoon.