SKY: An academic who called a novel about the Prophet Mohammed pornographic has been criticised after a publisher was targeted in a suspected bomb attack.
Martin Rynja, whose publishing house will release controversial historical novel The Jewel of the Medina in the UK next month, escaped unharmed when accelerant was lit in the doorway of his home.
The 44-year-old remains under police protection following the incident in north London on Saturday.
Neighbours described seeing smoke and flames in the doorway of the house.
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