UK imam's house firebombed and suspicious device found at mosque in Bolton

UK imam's house firebombed and suspicious device found at mosque in Bolton Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 06/12/2026 - 11:34 Package containing battery pack found outside mosque hours before Muslim preacher's home attacked in northern England CCTV footage shows a man wearing a helmet and black clothing setting the home of Imam Hassan Patel on fire on 10 June 2026 in Bolton, northern England (Screengrab) Off A suspicious device has been found outside a mosque and an imam’s house has been firebombed in Bolton, northern England , in a suspected targeted set of attacks. A suspicious package containing a battery pack was found outside the Zakariyya Jaam'e Masjid on Wednesday morning, according to the Manchester Evening News. Later that day, the home of local imam, Hassan Patel, also located in Bolton, was subjected to a firebomb arson attack.