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WHITESTONE, N.Y. (AP) -- A Queens man will be charged with three counts of first degree arson following three incidents involving explosive devices at his former middle school.
Fire officials say 23-year-old Constantinos Mavrikos threw beer bottles full of flammable liquid at the William Carr Junior High School in Whitestone three times. The first incident happened at 5 p.m. on Thursday, then again at 6:00 p.m. and the third time Friday afternoon.
There was no major damage to the school but the wall was charred.
Children were inside the school at the time of the incidents but no one was hurt.
Mavrikos was arrested Friday after someone wrote down his license plate and called the police.
He is currently being held at the 109th precinct while officers await a search warrant to enter his home, which is located a few blocks away from the school.
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