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Police treating suspected arson attack at East Sussex mosque as a hate crime
Two masked men set fire to a mosque entrance and vehicle in Peacehaven, East Sussex, with no injuries reported, amid a rise in hate crimes targeting places of worship in the UK.
- A mosque in Peacehaven was set on fire in a suspected hate crime, confirmed by Sussex Police. No one was harmed during the incident that occurred late Saturday night.
- Detective Superintendent Karrie Bohanna urged anyone with information on the arson attack to come forward as local police increased their presence.
- The mosque's chairman and another worshipper escaped unharmed while the attackers fled the scene, according to reports.
- Liberal Democrat MP James MacCleary condemned the attack on the mosque, highlighting its importance to the local community and describing the fire as appalling.
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U.K. prime minister condemns suspected arson attack on mosque in English coastal town
The fire on Saturday night came two days after two men were killed when a knife-wielding assailant attacked their synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day of the Jewish year.
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UK prime minister condemns suspected arson attack on mosque in English coastal town
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned a suspected arson attack on a mosque in an English coastal town. Police are investigating it as a hate crime.
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