LONDON
\nA 47-year-old man has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of a racially aggravated offense after a Qur\u2019an was reportedly set on fire.
\nThe incident occurred in the center of the city of Manchester on Saturday and was live-streamed on social media.
\nIt took place in front of the Glade of Light memorial, which was installed to honor the memory of the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
\nOn the live stream, an individual tore out pages of a book appearing to be a Qur\u2019an, before setting fire to each one. He also held up an Israeli flag during the broadcast.
\nGreater Manchester Police said in a statement that it arrested a man on the same day \u201con suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence.\u201d The man, who has not been named, remains in police custody.
\nAssistant Chief Constable Stephanie Parker said: \u201cWe understand the deep concern this will cause within some of our diverse communities and are aware of a live video circulating.
\n\u201cWe made a swift arrest at the time and recognise the right people have for freedom of expression, but when this crosses into intimidation to cause harm or distress we will always look to take action when it is reported to us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LONDON A 47-year-old man has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of a racially aggravated offense after a Qur\u2019an was reportedly set on fire. The incident occurred in the center of the city of Manchester on Saturday and was live-streamed on social media. It took place in front of the Glade of Light memorial, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":459203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-459184","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n