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Man arrested after live video of Quran being burned in Manchester
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man has been arrested after appearing to burn a copy of The Quran in Manchester city centre today. The act was advertised beforehand and streamed live on social media earlier today (Saturday).
In footage streamed on X, formerly Twitter, a man could be seen standing in The Glade of Light - the memorial to those who killed in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing - near Victoria Station.
He then was filmed as he set light to pages of the Islamic holy book. A man could be seen approaching him and trying to grab the book out of his hand as he did it.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have confirmed a 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence.
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