Man sought over 'deliberately-lit fire' at East Ivanhoe (first photofit of Australian fire suspect)

news.com.au ^ | 12th February 2009

[naturalman1975]

POLICE have released an image of a man sought for questioning over a scrub fire that threatened houses at East Ivanhoe, in Melbourne's northeast.

Up to 50 Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) officers fought the three hectare blaze blaze in scrub that began in the Yarra Flats at East Ivanhoe about 3pm (AEDT), police said.

It's believed the fire was deliberately lit and police are investigating.

[Madame Dufarge]

Wow, great link.

Interesting bit at the end:

But starting bushfires was still often regarded as less effective than other operations because governments could easily deny terrorism as the cause.

[arthurus]

He doesn’t look aboriginal much, more like Indonesian.

[arthurus]

Indonesian?