Suspect charged over Oz bushfire

14 February,2009 07:47 AM IST |   |  Agencies

Australian police charged a man yesterday over one of the country's deadly bushfires and have moved him to a secret, maximum security location amid growing concerns of vigilante attacks.


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Australian police charged a man yesterday over one of the country's deadly bushfires and have moved him to a secret, maximum security location amid growing concerns of vigilante attacks.


The 39-year-old allegedly started the Churchill-Jeeralang bushfire in the LaTrobe valley region south-east Victoria, in which at least 21 people perished.
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Australian police security vigilante attacks Churchill Jeeralang bushfire Victoria LaTrobe valley