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Ore. police search house near Islamic center

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Police investigating an arson fire at the Islamic center where the Somali-born suspect in a Portland mass killing plot sometimes worshipped have searched a neighboring home and taken body cell samples from the man who lives there, court records show.

Authorities have been looking into whether the blaze at Corvallis' Salman Alfarisi Islamic Center was in retaliation for the alleged plot at Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square.

Oregon muslims plea for safety

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Muslim leaders called on authorities to step up protection for the region's Islamic community, days after a Somali-American man was accused of trying to blow up a van full of explosives during Portland's Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

The plea followed a fire Sunday at the Islamic center where suspect Mohamed Osman Mohamud occasionally worshipped, prompting an FBI arson investigation and concern about the potential for more retaliation.

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