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An 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with setting a homeless New York City subway rider on fire as he was sleeping, police said Thursday.

Hiram Carrero, a Manhattan resident, is charged with attempted murder, three counts of assault, criminal mischief, arson and reckless endangerment, the New York Police Department said.

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The arrest came after the NYPD released surveillance video this week of a suspect in the Monday attack.

Investigators said the suspect boarded the Number 3 train at Penn Station just after 3 a.m. when he saw the 56-year-old man sleeping.

He lit the homeless man on fire and then left the tra

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