{
  "id": 2349860,
  "title": "McLaren and Lamborghini firebombed outside UK wedding hall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/mclaren-and-lamborghini-firebombed-outside-uk-wedding-hall",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T09:24:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/08/21/mclaren-and-lamborghini-firebombed-outside-uk-wedding-hall/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police are actively searching for three men who recently set fire to two luxury cars outside a wedding venue in central England. CCTV footage captured the attack, during which the vehicles were doused in a flammable substance and subsequently set alight. The targeted cars were a McLaren and a Lamborghini, both parked outside the Royal Shalimar venue in Birmingham. The other vehicles, also supercars, were left unscathed, parked in a line. The attackers, identified as men dressed in black, fled the scene in a white Volkswagen Golf. Additional witnesses were seen running out of the venue in pursuit of the suspects. No injuries were reported in the incident, which took place on a Wednesday evening. West Midlands Police are currently speaking to witnesses and reviewing CCTV footage as part of their investigation. The venue, Royal Shalimar, expressed their commitment to providing a safe and welcoming environment for their guests.",
  "summary": "Police are searching for three men who set two supercars on fire outside a wedding venue in central England. CCTV captured the attack in which the cars were doused in a flammable substance and set alight. The cars, a McLaren and a Lamborghini, were parked outside the Royal Shalimar in Birmingham. They were in a line of other supercars, which were left untouched. The men, dressed in black, were…",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "McLaren and Lamborghini firebombed outside UK wedding hall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/mclaren-and-lamborghini-firebombed-outside-uk-wedding-hall-2349910",
        "published": "2026-08-21T09:24:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}