Muslims in Northeast Philadelphia have reportedly stolen as many as 43 propane tanks in recent days. This follows the propane tank thefts earlier this month in Missouri. The propane tanks were stolen overnight last Thursday from Praxair at 2300 Church Street in Frankford and James Morrissey Inc. at 4720 Pennypack Street in the Holmesburg section of the city, sources said (Via NBC 10)
Counterterrorism officials and police are searching for the Muslim male.
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Security footage from the facilities show a man loading 43 tanks of various sizes into a dark-colored minivan, according to sources.
Twenty-four of the tanks are said to be the size and style used to fuel forklifts, sources said. Also taken were nine tanks that hold 100 pounds of fuel, four 50 pound tanks, four 33 pound tanks and two 2 pound tanks, according to sources.