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GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Someone spray-painted what appears to be a Nazi symbol on a Somali restaurant that later caught fire in Grand Forks.
The fire early Tuesday heavily damaged Juba Coffee House.
Grand Forks Police are investigating an apparent hate crime that occurred overnight Thursday, when someone painted the graffiti on the exterior wall of the building. The graffiti included what appears to be an SS, in the style of an old Nazi Germany symbol, above the painted words, “go home.”
Authorities have not yet determined whether the graffiti and Tuesday’s fire are related.
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Grand Forks Fire Department responded to the call about 2:06 a.m. at 2017 S. Washington St. Firefighters brought the blaze under control within 20 minutes, Battalion Chief Rob Corbett said. No one was injured.
The estimated damage is about $90,000 to the building and contents, he said.
The fire was the second incident at the business in the past few days.
