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AU - Suspect Charged in Deadly Australian Fire

View the article here 02/13/2009 By TANALEE SMITH Associated Press Writer Authorities charged a man Friday with lighting one of the wildfires that killed a total of more than 180 people in Australia, and whisked him into protective custody to guard him from public fury. Police said the suspect was charged with one count of arson causing death and intentionally lighting a wildfire near the town of Churchill that killed at least 21 people. It was one of hundreds of fires that raged through southeastern Victoria state Feb. 7, leaving 7,000 people homeless and razing entire towns. The suspect also was charged with possessing child pornography. The disaster's official death toll is 181, but efforts to find and identify victims were continuing and officials expected the final tally to exceed 200...continue to full post

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