MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A Fridley man faces arson charges after authorities believe he threw a Molotov cocktail-style explosive at an ice cream shop in northeast Minneapolis – twice.

Fletcher’s Ice Cream arson

What we know:

Firomsa Ahmed Umar, 30, is charged with two counts of first-degree arson after alleged attacks that occurred on Oct. 19 and 20.

According to charges filed in Hennepin County, Minneapolis police received reports around 10: 45 p.m. that a man – later identified as Umar – was seen throwing a lit Molotov cocktail through a window at a business located on the 300 block of Hennepin Ave.

The following day, around 12:52 p.m., police received another report of the same incident occurring.

Charges state the business suffered damage to the front-facing window, nearby w

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