US EditionSecond arrest over suspected arson attack on mosque
Two men were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a fire that caused extensive damage to the Peacehaven mosque, police said.
- A 46-year-old man was taken into custody on Monday, followed by the arrest of a 25-year-old man on Tuesday, after a fire believed to be deliberately set damaged a mosque on Phyllis Avenue in Peacehaven, East Sussex, on Saturday night around 9:50pm BST.
- Authorities launched the investigation after emergency services responded to a report of a fire that caused extensive damage to the mosque.
- Sussex Police released images showing two masked individuals spraying suspected accelerant and setting the mosque's entrance alight.
- Detective Chief Inspector Mark Cullimore appealed to the public for assistance, asking that individuals who might have important details relevant to the case share them with the police.
- The first suspect has been conditionally bailed, whereas the second is still detained, as police continue to investigate the case as a hate crime.
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AlKhaleej TodaySecond man arrested over suspected arson at Peacehaven mosque in southern England
LONDON, Oct 8 — Police said they had arrested a second man in a probe into suspected arson at a mosque in southern England, which is being treated as a "hate crime". "Sussex police takes a zero-tolerance approach to hate crime," Superintendent Rachel Swinney said in a statement late yesterday.No one was injured in Saturday's blaze in the seaside town of Peacehaven, which damaged the mosque's front entrance and a vehicle parked outside.The force …
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Second arrest over suspected arson attack on mosque
The two suspects have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.
Man arrested over suspected arson attack on Peacehaven mosque
A man has been arrested following an arson attack on a mosque in East Sussex on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. Sussex Police have said that a 46-year-old man is now in custody following an arrest made on Monday afternoon. At 9.50pm on Saturday 4 October, emergency services were called to a […] The post Man arrested over suspected arson attack on Peacehaven mosque appeared first on 5Pillars.
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