Posted on 03/21/2023 11:24:12 AM PDT by RandFan
Counter-terrorism police are investigating after a second man in the space of a few weeks was set alight after leaving a mosque.
West Midlands Police said the victim, who had just left Dudley Road mosque in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham was targeted just after 7pm on Monday.
He was said to have been approached by a man who spoke to him briefly before spraying him with “an unknown substance” and setting his jacket alight on nearby Shenstone Road.
The victim suffered burns to his face and was taken to hospital with serious injuries, which the force said were not life-threatening.
Officers from the region’s counter-terrorism unit are said to be supporting the investigation and are exploring whether it is linked to a similar incident in the Ealing area of London on February 27.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in relation to the Birmingham incident after he was said to have been identified by officers in the area following the attack.
He remains in custody, according to West Midlands Police.
Ch Supt Richard North, commander at Birmingham police, said: “We are taking this matter extremely seriously and are using all resources available to us.
We are keeping an open mind to the motive of the attacker and we won’t speculate further at this stage."
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
I believe there are videos on social media of this incident but I dont want to post them really
Sunni vs. Shiite or ..... ?
So it says they have the suspect in custody and then it says they are looking for the suspect. The one who did it just walked away and that is who I think they took into custody. So do they have the suspect or not?
Thank you for not posting those videos.
Just reading the story is bad enough.
I felt the same way after the Middle East wars began following 9/11. No need to see any beheading videos.
That’s a horrible thing to do to any innocent person, without regard to their religion. Even though his injuries are judged non-life threatening, the older man will probably suffer from the injury for the rest of his life. If you have even been seriously burned, you know how long it can take to recover. Even then, the healed skin may keloid, tug or pull at other tissue, creating it’s own source of discomfort.
(That’s a horrible thing to do to any innocent person)
I agree
UK is starting to look like Pockistahn where they set Christians on fire.
Head was on fire and ass was catching it sounds..
There was no need to stoop to the level of the muzzies.
Or Hindu.
So who is the Muzzie setting them on fire?
Lots of missing info here makes me suspicious.
A Twofer!
That could have easily happened because that mosque had the “wrong” kind of Muslims. When they’re not offing us Infidels they’re killing each other.
OMG! LOL
Another such incident happened a couple of weeks ago and it was from a rival Muslim group.
Who dat?
Debbie Boone....had a mega hit...You light up my life
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