US EditionPolice treating suspected arson attack at East Sussex mosque as a hate crime
Two masked arsonists set fire to the mosque’s entrance and a vehicle, causing damage but no injuries, prompting increased police patrols and a fast-moving investigation.
- Sussex Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a Mosque in Peacehaven, treating it as a hate crime.
- No injuries were reported from the incident, which damaged the mosque's front entrance and a parked vehicle.
- Labour MP Chris Ward condemned the attack as disgusting and emphasized that violence and hatred have no place in the community.
- Councillor Zoe Nicholson stated the incident was 'deeply distressing' and affected the local community.
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UK police probe fire at mosque as ‘hate crime’
LONDON: Police said on Sunday they were investigating a suspected arson at a mosque in southern England as a “hate crime,” days after a fatal attack on a synagogue. Officers were called to the incident at the mosque in the south coast town of Peacehaven late on Saturday. No one was injured but the blaze caused damage to the mosque’s front entrance and a vehicle parked outside.
UK: Mosque in East Sussex damaged in suspected arson, Police probing it as 'hate crime'
A mosque in Peacehaven, East Sussex, near Brighton, was damaged in a suspected arson attack on Saturday night. Police are treating the incident as a hate crime, but the two people inside the mosque escaped unharmed.
Masked men try to burn Sussex mosque down
Police are investigating an arson at a mosque in Peacehaven, Sussex, after two masked men tried to burn it down last night. Emergency services were called to the fire at the building in Phyllis Avenue at about 9.50pm on Saturday The men, who were caught own CCTV, caused damage to the front entrance of the […] The post Masked men try to burn Sussex mosque down appeared first on 5Pillars.
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