The damaged front door of the Chinese consulate is seen after an unidentified person set fire to the main gate in San Francisco, California January 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Monday charged a 39-year-old man with arson in connection with a fire at the Chinese consulate in San Francisco on New Year's day, after deciding not to treat the incident as an act of terrorism.
Yan Feng turned himself into local police on Friday, two days after the Chinese consulate in San Francisco sustained fire and smoke damage, FBI special agent David Johnson said at a news conference on Monday. Feng currently faces two criminal charges, including arson.
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