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US cop’s son arrested in arson of three black churches

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US cop's son arrested in arson of three black churchesThe white son of a Louisiana police officer has been arrested and accused of burning down historically black churches in the southern US state, authorities announced Thursday. Holden Matthews is charged with three counts of arson on a religious building for allegedly burning down three rural churches over a 10-day period beginning in late March. Authorities said they were not ready to discuss the motive for the attacks, but a federal hate crimes investigation was ongoing.