The man, 45, has been arrested (Picture: YouTube)

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of racial hatred after a man filmed himself burning the Koran.

In the first of two videos, posted on Facebook and YouTube on Tuesday, show a man standing in his kitchen complaining about being unable to start a fire.

Speaking into the camera, he says: ‘I’ve been trying to get my poxy fire started for half an hour, wondering what shit I can get it going with.’

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He then holds a paperback copy of the Koran up to the camera: ‘And then I found this.’


In the second video, he stands outside with a bonfire in front of him. He then rips pages out of the Islamic holy book and throws them on the fire.



‘And it worked,’ he says to the camera. ‘All I’ve got left is the poxy, shitty cover and look, that’s on the fire as well.’

Metro.co.uk has seen both of the offending videos, but has chosen not to publish them.

West Mercia Police confirmed that they’ve arrested two people in connection to the horrifically offensive video.

A 45-year-old man from Worcestershire has been arrested on suspicion of posting videos or images likely to cause racial hatred, and a 45-year-old woman from Evesham has been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.

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Superintendent Kevin Purcell said: ‘This was a concerning incident and we will be carrying out a thorough investigation. It is being investigated as a hate crime.

‘We have been in contact with our local Muslim community via Councillor Jabba Riaz, deputy mayor for Worcester, who as always acts as a critical friend in support of what we do.

‘If anyone has any concerns about social meida posts that potentially incite hate I would urge them not to share the posts but to report the incident to the police and social media company at the earliest opportunity.’