Vincent Lang<\/a>, 60, is facing civil rights charges in connection with the July 5 incident.<\/p>\n![\"Authorities](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/19526340_071726-wpvi-moqsue-arson-arrest-img.jpg\"\/)
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Authorities took 60-year-old Vincent Lang into custody on Thursday in connection with an arson at a Philadelphia mosque.<\/p>\n
The indictment says Lang maliciously attempted to damage and destroy the center along the 1400 block of Tyson Avenue by fire, and that he did it because it was a mosque.<\/p>\n
Police say surveillance images show him lighting a fire and throwing it into the entryway.<\/p>\n
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If convicted, Lang faces a maximum of 40 years in prison, with a five-year mandatory minimum.<\/p>\n
He’s been in federal custody since July 16.<\/p>\n
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