Arsonists set fire to bus at Newton Heath Islamic centre
Arsonists set fire to a minibus belonging to a Muslim community centre in what police believe was a "targeted hate crime".
Officers were called to The Islamic Centre in Newton Heath, Manchester, at about 01:20 BST.
Two men dressed in black were seen running from the scene.
The fire was started just hours after vandals ripped CCTV cameras from the Regent Street building's walls, at about 23:30 BST on Friday.
Insp Chris Hadfield, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "We believe the two incidents are linked and that the theft of the CCTV cameras was meant to help them carry out their arson attack on the minibus without being recorded.
(continued, looks like a well planned op....)
