Two Suspects in Ala. Church Fires
By JAY REEVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -

Investigators believe a pair of men in their 20s or 30s, likely "bosom buddies," are responsible for a string of church fires in rural Alabama, as authorities confirmed the latest blaze at a Baptist church was the 10th case of arson.

The latest fire severely damaged Beaverton Freewill Baptist Church in northwest Alabama, near the Mississippi line. The white, wood-frame church sat about 150 yards off a two-lane county road and had an alarm system that alerted officials to the blaze.

"It's definitely arson," state fire marshal spokesman Ragan Ingram said Sunday.
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