World News | UK Police: Suspect Arrested After Man Set Alight Near Mosque

London, Mar 21 (AP) Detectives in England are investigating an attack in which a man was set on fire as he walked home from a mosque, police said Tuesday.

A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

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The West Midlands Police force said the victim was walking home in the central city of Birmingham Monday when he was approached by a man who sprayed him with an unknown substance, “and then his jacket was set alight, causing burns to his face.”

The victim is hospitalised with serious but not life-threatening injuries, police said.

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Chief Superintendent Richard North said police were “keeping an open mind to the motive of the attacker” and that a counterterrorism police unit with “specialist capabilities” was supporting the investigation.

North said police were working to establish whether there is a link to a similar incident in London.

The Metropolitan Police force has said that an 82-year-old man was set alight as he left the West London Islamic Center on Feb. 27. (AP)

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