Salem Police Call 'Rainbow Times' Newspaper Box Attack A 'Hate Crime'

05:14

August 25, 2016

Deborah Becker
Kassandra Sundt

Explosion at the 'Rainbow Times' newsbox in downtown Salem. (Photo Courtesy of Salem Police Footage)

The largest LGBTQ newspaper in New England says a recent attack on its newspaper box in Salem is a hate crime.

Salem police released a video of seven people putting explosives in the Rainbow Times newspaper box early Tuesday morning in downtown Salem.

Guest

Kim Driscoll, mayor of Salem. She tweets @MayorDriscoll.

This segment aired on August 25, 2016.

Deborah Becker Host/Reporter
Deborah Becker is a senior correspondent and host at WBUR. Her reporting focuses on mental health, criminal justice and education.

More…

Kassandra Sundt Producer/Reporter
Kassandra Sundt was a Radio Boston producer and reporter at WBUR. She started at the station as a Here & Now intern in 2010.

More…