Support grows for Somali restaurant in Grand Forks damaged by fire authorities call suspicious

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Dozens of people of different faiths gathered for a candlelight ceremony outside a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks that was heavily damaged by what authorities say is a suspicious fire.

WDAZ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1NUVlLu ) that the Tuesday night gathering was held to show support for the owners of the Juba Coffee House.

Fire officials say the business suffered an estimated $90,000 in damage in the early Monday fire that was "incendiary and suspicious in nature."

It happened just three days after vandals spray-painted an offensive symbol on the business along with the words "go home," though it's not yet known if the two incidents are connected.

A crowdfunding effort has raised about $12,000 for the business.

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