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A 39-year-old man has been arraigned¹ in United States Federal Court in connection with a fire at the Chinese consulate² general in San Francisco on New Year's day.

Man charged with setting fire in San Francisco

The man named, Feng Yanfeng, who is a permanent resident of the US, turned himself into local police on Friday two days after the fire. Feng told investigators³ that he drove his green minivan to a gas station in San Francisco, filling three containers with gasoline. He then proceeded to the consulate, poured gas on the door and steps and lit one of the containers on fire.

Feng faces two criminal charges, including arson⁴ and causing damage to the property of a foreign government. In a statement on Monday, the Chinese consulate general in San Francisco said it will closely follow Feng's case.

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1 arraigned
v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责
参考例句：
He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。 She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 consulate
n.领事馆
参考例句：
The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。 The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

3 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 arson
n.纵火，放火
参考例句：
He was serving a ten spot for arson.他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。 He was arraigned on a charge of arson.他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。

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CCTV9英语新闻：三藩市领馆纵火犯自首