Police in New York City say they have detained a suspect who has confessed to arson attacks targeting three homes, a business and an Islamic community center in and around Queens. On Sunday evening, a security camera captured images of a hooded man throwing a Molotov cocktail at a home that houses a small Hindu temple. Another attack occurred at a prominent Islamic community center where roughly 100 people were worshiping. Appearing with the mosque’s imam, New York City Police Department Commissioner Raymond Kelly denounced the attacks.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly: “Here at Al-Khoei mosque, you can see the damage on the facade out front. Two Molotov cocktails were thrown at this location. Now these events are being investigated as possible hate crimes. Another location was a residence that also was used as a Hindu house of worship. Now, attacks on houses of worship are particularly egregious because simultaneously they endanger lives, but they also assail our religious freedoms.”