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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gwyn Wright

Arrest made over Birmingham and London attacks where men set alight

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder after detectives linked two incidents where men were set alight in Birmingham and London, the Metropolitan Police said.

Mohammed Rayaz, 70, was set on fire on his way back from Dudley Road Mosque in the Edgbaston area of the city at about 7pm on Monday.

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