The man who says he was firebombed after putting up St George's flags in his hometown feared it was an acid attack and that he was going to be left blind.
Louis Turvey, 33, told police he was struck by the flaming object in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, as he and a group of others were hanging St George's flags on lampposts and poles just after midnight on Saturday.
Distressing footage showed him looking shocked and standing with blood running down his face and hands as he awaited emergency services.
It was his first time ever putting up flags and he had organised the group online with people he didn't know.
The attack came on the same weekend rival groups angrily clashed in front of migrant hotels as a wave of protests spread across Britain - with at least 30 demonstrations taking place yesterday.
