Counter terrorism police investigating after man set on fire while walking home from mosque in Birmingham

Counter terrorism police are supporting an investigation after a man was set on fire while walking home from a mosque in Birmingham on Monday (March 20). A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the incident, which took place on Shenstone Road, Edgbaston around 7pm.

The victim was walking home from a nearby mosque when a man approached and briefly spoke to him before spraying him with an unknown substance and set fire to his jacket. West Midlands Police said the man was taken to the hospital with serious, but not life threatening burn injuries on his face.