Man Who Set Christmas Day Mosque Fire Is Muslim

The Christmas day mosque fire in Texas that was at first described as a “hate crime,” was in fact set by, Gary Nathaniel Moore, a Muslim man.

Moore, 37, is said to be a devout Muslim who frequently attended the mosque.

At the time the fire was set, it garnered much attention as a “hate crime”: “The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations called on authorities to investigate a possible bias motive