CONOR PUB SUSPECT'S SCORCH ON CAMERA

Shock moment alleged Islamic extremist sets fire to Black Forge. Man released without charge and later returned to custody

- NICOLA DONNELLY and MICHAEL O'TOOLE

THIS is the shocking moment a suspected Islamic extremist is alleged to have set fire to the front of a pub owned by Conor McGregor in what is understood to have been an arson attack.

CCTV footage of the incident from an external camera at The Black Forge Inn in south Dublin shows a male, dressed all in black, pouring what is believed to be a flammable liquid at the entrance of the €2million pub.

In the 33 second footage, the male then stands back and appears to light a match and throws it on the ground.

Flames and smoke then appear at the front of the pub while the man is seen running away.

Last Friday, a suspected Jihadi was arrested by detectives from the Garda's main anti-terror outfit the Special Detective Unit, or SDU, as part of the investigation into the July 25 arson attack on the pub.

The male was taken out of a prison in Leinster last Friday afternoon on a so-called section 42 warrant a required judicial approval to take an inmate out of jail.

The suspect was held for 24 hours and he was released without charge on Saturday evening and returned to the custody of the Irish Prison Service.