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A man was charged with setting a fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office

Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses Unite Here Local 11 workers protesting outside of Figueroa Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. Authorities charged a man with setting a fire at his Burlington, Vt., office that same day. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

Authorities have arrested a man in connection with a fire that broke out at Sen. Bernie Sanders' office in Burlington, Vt., on Friday, damaging the building but leaving occupants unharmed.

Shant Soghomonian, 35, previously of Northridge, Calif., was arrested on Sunday morning, the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Vermont said in a news release. Soghomonian, who is also known by the first name Michael, was charged with using fire to damage the building.

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