Police are looking into whether there is a link to a similar attack in Ealing, west London last month.
Ch Supt Richard North said they are "using all resources available to us" to investigate the attackCounter-terror police are involved in an investigation into a man being set alight as he walked home from a mosque.
The Birmingham victim, in his 70s, was approached, sprayed with a substance and had his jacket set on fire. Ch Supt Richard North, commander at Birmingham police, said: "We are aware of the incident that happened in London. He said officers had been "working through the night to establish what happened and who is responsible".
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