Prosecutors have removed references to “the institution of Islam” from charges against a man who burned a Koran in central London.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has amended a charge against Hamit Coskun, 50, who set fire to a copy of the Muslim holy book outside the Turkish consulate in London.

Coskun is no longer accused of harassing the “religious institution of Islam” – with the CPS admitting it had “incorrectly applied” the term.

It has since substituted in a new charge to “more accurately reflect the alleged offence”.