September 14, 2016 6:57 pm

Man Who Lit Muslim Tourist on Fire on Fifth Avenue Linked to 2 Other Cases, Police Say

A stranger took out a lighter and set a 35-year-old tourist from Scotland on fire on Fifth Avenue over the weekend because she was Muslim, police confirmed Wednesday, but authorities are investigating two similar attacks in the area that day that law enforcement sources say may run counter to the bias theory. Ida Siegal reports.

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