UK man asks Muslim woman to 'explain Brussels,' gets arrested for tweet

(FOX NEWS INSIDER) - A British man who tweeted about stopping a Muslim woman in the street and challenging her to "explain Brussels" was arrested for "inciting racial hatred."

Matthew Doyle posted a tweet on Wednesday morning that read, "I confronted a Muslim [woman] yesterday in Croydon. I asked her to explain Brussels. She said 'Nothing to do with me.' A mealy mouthed reply."

On "Varney & Co." today, Stuart Varney pointed out that Doyle was not arrested for confronting the woman, but for tweeting about it.

He stated that this is a "flat-out free speech issue," pointing out that Doyle would not have been arrested if he did that in America.

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