FBI acting assistant director Chip Burrus said investigators are working on the assumption that all nine fires are connected. DUHHHHHHHHHH.........and I bet if they dig a little more they will find many more church fires were connected....
Investigators looking at race, religion as factors
BOLIGEE, Alabama (CNN) -- The spate of church fires in rural Alabama is motivated by hate, a state official said Wednesday, but it's not clear whether arsonists are choosing their targets on the basis of race or religion.
In the first batch of fires, "four of the churches were predominantly white churches, the other one was an African-American church," The next four predominantly black and ......I'm not seeing a race issue here people..I'm seeing an attack on the Christians. Elementary Watson...!!!
The damage to Spring Valley "wasn't that bad" and is considered an attempted fire, said ATF spokesman Austin Banks. LMSO @ fire not that bad....What a spokesman!!