Australian arsonists blamed for the deaths of 21 people.

KommentariiOgon a green kontinente09.02.2009V a result of fires in Australia have killed at least 135 chelovekFotogalereiAvstraliysky ad08.02.200930 thousands of firefighters stew most deadly in the history of forest fires in the country Friday, February 13, Australian police arrested a man who suspected of arson resulting in death 21 people, reports Sky News. He was charged in the case of a fire in the village of Churchill in Victoria, all from the same fire in Australia has already lost 181 people.
In addition to arson accused unnamed attacker's possession of child pornography, it has brought to Melbourne. Earlier, Australian Prime Minister said that people found guilty of arson, will be tried for "murder."
Police have made arrests in connection with the fire, but released detainees, and their cases have not yet come to court. Moreover, it is not clarified, what suspected persons - in the arson, careless handling of fire or looting.
Authorities allege that the death toll could rise to more than 200 after rescuers carefully examine the burned houses in villages almost completely destroyed by fire. When the police shut down from outside one of these places, Merisvill, which, according to some sources, may be from 50 to 100 corpses. If this information is confirmed, the number of dead could exceed 300 people.
The fires have destroyed 1,831 houses and left homeless about seven thousand people. Thousands of firefighters continued to extinguishing the fire. The operation to search for arsonists is named "Phoenix", the police declared all burned the village scene.