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A second man has died after an arson attack on a convenience store last week that police have said was part of a series of racist attacks on Asian-run shops in south London.
Police named the dead man on Wednesday as Hamidi Hamidullah, 31, an Afghan national who worked in the same store in Clapham Road as Khizar Hayat who also died in the blaze.
On Tuesday, detectives arrested a 33-year-old man from the Stockwell area in connection with Hayat’s murder and the linked arson attacks on three stores which Scotland Yard has said were racially motivated.
The fire bombings all occurred in the last three weeks, culminating in the deadly attack on the Price Cutter Food and Wine store in Clapham Road last Thursday.
Hayat was unable to get out of the store as the back door was locked and was declared dead on arrival at hospital, while Hamidullah was badly injured.
Police said the three attacks occurred during daylight hours.
