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Three Charged in Church Vandalism After Israeli Flag Display
10/6/2025
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Story summary
- Three Muslims were charged in March 2024 for vandalizing Uncommon Church.
- Raunaq Alam was convicted of vandalism (not a hate crime) with five years' probation and a $10,000 fine.
- The church was targeted after displaying an Israeli flag following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
- Afsheen Khan's trial is upcoming, and Julia Venzor testified against Alam under a plea deal.
