Arsonists target school books for second time

Arsonists set fire to the library of the boys' secondary school in Hamrun last night, even using flammable liquid to achieve their ends. The Education Ministry in a statement strongly condemned the incident. A week ago unknown persons also set fire to...

Arsonists set fire to the library of the boys' secondary school in Hamrun last night, even using flammable liquid to achieve their ends.

The Education Ministry in a statement strongly condemned the incident. A week ago unknown persons also set fire to books stored in a store in the same school (The former lyceum).

The ministry pointed out that last night's arson attack coincided with a book fair being held in the library.

The arsonists even took volumes of the Encyclopaedia Brittanica down from the shelves and set them alight.

A computer was also set on fire.

Magistrate Audrey Demicoli is holding an inquiry.

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