Man charged with arson and burglary offences following Birmingham city centre supermarket fire

West Midlands Police have charged a man with arson and burglary offences following a fire at a Birmingham supermarket.

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 Bashar Alnajar, aged 25, of no fixed address, was remanded to appear at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, September 18 for a first hearing.

He is charged with arson and burglary with intent to cause damage.

It follows a fire at a supermarket on Corporation Street in the early hours of Wednesday, September 17 morning.

Officers responded quickly to reports of a man in a building and made an arrest at the scene.