Police release footage of man wanted in connection with attempted Luton mosque arson

Local newspaper, Luton & Dunstable Express, reports that police investigating an attempted arson attack on the Al Hira Educational Centre in Luton have released CCTV footage of a man wanted for questioning.

The attempted arson took place in the early hours of Friday 4th October and was reported to Bedfordshire Police by a member of the public the following morning when a petrol can was found outside the mosque.

Video footage shows a man pouring engine oil along the pavement and trying to enter a building through an open window at around 1.50am.

As a car drives past and slows down, the man turns away to avoid being seen.

Detective Constable Gail Cotton, the officer in charge of the investigation, is keen to trace anyone who was in the area at the time or anyone who recognises the man.

Anyone with information can contact Bedfordshire Police on 101.