Bristol taxi driver in ‘a state of shock’ after his car was set alight
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A taxi was set alight by a group of mask-wearing people in a suspected arson attack. Bristol taxi driver Ihsan-Ullah Yousaf was woken up in the early hours of yesterday (September 2) morning to find his car was in flames.
He had only returned home from working about an hour before the incident. Mr Yousaf, from Henbury, said: “I work as a taxi driver and returned home just after 1am. There was a group of people in the street, some were wearing masks.
“I parked up and went to sleep, but after about an hour I was woken by a loud noise. It was a car alarm and when I looked out of the window I saw my car was in flames.”
He said he rushed outside and was joined by other neighbours in the street. He said: “My car was on fire, someone called the fire brigade, I was shocked.”
The 35-year-old added that he rang the police, but was still waiting for a reference number. He said: “I feel it could be racial abuse, I was attacked in my house before.”
When Mr Yousaf contacted Bristol Live, he said he was 'still in a state of shock'. "My car is completely destroyed and I can’t work,” he said.
He questioned why a group of people were hanging around his residential area in the early hours of the morning. “I contacted some of my neighbours with a doorbell camera and you can see someone standing next to my car and then it’s on fire.”
Avon Fire and Rescue Service was contacted for a comment on the incident.