Brighton Council Leader Condemns 'Cowardly' Arson Attack on Mosque

Brighton council leader condemns 'cowardly' arson attack on mosque

My heart is heavy as I write this week’s column for our community, rocked as we’ve been by the antisemitic terrorist attack at Heaton Park…

Political, religious leaders rap hate crime in English coastal town

LONDON: Police were investigating on Monday what they called a hate crime after a mosque was set on fire in an English coastal town. Emergency services responded to reports of a fire at the Peacehaven Mosque at around 9:45 p.m. (2245 GMT) on Saturday. The front entrance of the mosque and a vehicle parked outside were damaged, but no one was injured, according to Sussex Police.

Doorbell footage shows fire erupt at UK mosque in suspected arson attack

Doorbell footage has captured the moment a fire erupts at a UK mosque in suspected arson attack. Footage taken from Peacehaven mosque in East Sussex on Saturday (4 October) shows a person on the entrance steps, before flames erupt. Sussex Police have launched an investigation into the attack after emergency services were called to the scene at around 9.50pm on Saturday. The force said no one was injured and detectives are treating the incident a…

Peacehaven mosque arson attack ‘followed months of abuse’

Society Mosque arson cost Peacehaven Muslim community its ‘safe haven’, says manager Damage to the entrance of Peacehaven Mosque and a taxi belonging to the mosque’s chair following an arson attack on 4 October. Photograph by Adam Gerrard/Mirrorpix Police are appealing for information about the attack on a mosque in East Sussex, which saw the entrance set alight after arsonists failed to get in Saman JavedReporter 6 October 2025 An arson attack…

Sussex Police launch hate crime probe after mosque set ablaze

Highlights: Mosque in Peacehaven targeted in suspected arson attack Sussex Police treating the case as hate crime with intent to endanger life Incident follows deadly assault at Manchester synagogue Leaders call for unity and rejection of hate POLICE in southern England are investigating a suspected arson attack at a mosque in Peacehaven as a hate crime, days after a fatal attack on a synagogue in Manchester.Officers were called to the mosque on…