A 36-year-old Scottish tourist wearing traditional Muslim garb had her blouse set on fire in a bizarre incident outside a pricey Midtown boutique, police sources said Monday.
The victim was able to douse the flames on the sleeve of her blouse and was not hurt in the Saturday night incident, just hours before the Sept. 11 ceremony marking 15 years since the terror attack.
But the suspect got away, and the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is trying to determine if it was motivated by bias toward Muslims.