Arson Suspected in Fire at Israeli Rights Group's Office Building in Jerusalem

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B'Tselem arsonA fire broke out on Sunday evening in a building that houses the office of human rights group B'Tselem, in Jerusalem's Makor Haim neighborhood.

The fire department said they suspect an arson was the cause of the fire.

Firefighting crews rescued a person who was trapped on the fourth floor of the building, a fire department spokesperson said. One person was lightly wounded from smoke inhalation and evacuated to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem.

The spokesman said that the fire has been contained and efforts are being made to extinguish the flames.

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