A serial car arsonist was detained in the Moscow region. The man set fire to cars using a cloth soaked in lighter fluid.

A criminal case has been opened for intentional damage to someone else’s property. Earlier in Komi, teenagers were detained for setting apartment doors on fire. The incident occurred in the Leninsky urban district of the Moscow area. The suspect has not yet been identified by police. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs said.