Las Vegas police: Following a fire at a power facility, a man is charged with terrorism.

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According to Metro Police, a man who is accused of breaking into a power station and torching a car near to a transformer has been detained on a terrorist charge.

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Police claimed that Mohammed Mesmarian, 34, was apprehended in Boulder City on Thursday after being located by counterterrorism detectives.

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At around 11:35 a.m. on Wednesday, Mesmarian is accused of breaking into a power plant in the 10500 block of U.S. 93 and causing damage by lighting a car on fire,

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Police omitted the name of the power plant. There are solar power facilities nearby in addition to the Harry Allen Generating Station owned by NV Energy.

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Mesmarian was arrested at the Clark County Detention Center and charged with first-degree arson, third-degree arson, and conducting an act of terrorism.

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Destroying or harming another person's real or personal property and criminal prisoner escape, according to the police.

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According to police, detectives think the event was a one-off and nobody else was engaged. Police stated that the inquiry is still open.

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