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No injures reported in attack being investigated as a hate crime

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updated 12:18 a.m. ET Feb. 19, 2008

LOS ANGELES - Someone threw a fiery object at a Jewish community center in the San Fernando Valley, and police are investigating the attack as a hate crime.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles says someone threw a Molotov cocktail at its community center in West Hills early Monday. No injuries or damages were reported.

Police spokesman Mike Lopez couldn't confirm whether the object was a Molotov cocktail. He says it was a flammable object which caught fire.

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The city's police and fire departments are investigating the attack as a hate crime.

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