Suspected arson attack at East Sussex mosque investigated as hate crime | East Sussex
In the British coastal town, a suspicious arson attack on a mosque is being investigated by the police as a hate crime.
East Sussex, the front entrance of the mosque in Peacehaven was damaged and after the incident on Saturday night, a car condemned by political figures and belief groups parked.
Nobody was injured, but the images at the scene showed great flames and a man in the building and seemed to be a narrow escape.
The other images showed that they looked like two masked individuals who shed fluid around the entrance before the fire.
Sussex police said that they were invited to reports on arson on Saturday, shortly after 22:00.
Police said that the Acclarant was repulsed at the entrance and that the fire spread to the car was initiated.
In addition, the two people in Balaclavas were also removed from the CCTV images of the two people who wanted to describe, and asked the police to offer 999 and offer a “specific operation”.
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven workers’ deputy Chris Ward said he was talking to the police and that there was no injury to the “completely chance”.
He praised the reaction of the Eastern Sussex Fire Department and Rescue Service and added: “This violence and hatred have no place in our peaceful, tolerant local community.”
Mothin Ali, the Green Party’s joint charity leader, said the police should have a “urgent search for clarity” about the reasons for the attack and whether it has created a terrorist act.
The spokesman for the mosque said: “Even though the incident has damaged our building and our vehicles, we are very grateful because no one was injured.
“This hate -full community does not represent our community or our town. Peacehaven has always been a place of kindness, respect and mutual support and we will continue to embody these values. We want him to refuse to divide from everyone and to respond with hate and compassion.”
Sussex police said on Sunday evening: “This is currently treated as a terrorist event.”
They published the images of the two people they wanted to define in relation to the investigation. The photos show two masked individuals who wear a different black jacket with a white logo on her chest and the other wearing a bright red gloves and the other bright red gloves.
CCTV, Dashcam, door bell or information or images caught on mobile phone to contact the police by the police to communicate with the police.
Det Supt Karrie Bohanna said: uz We understand the concerns caused by the community and the effect of the Muslim society. ”
The British Muslim Council (MCB) added that the attack described as a “disturbing violence and intimidation model ve and last week, Hounslow, Western London and mosques encountered bomb threats and coordinated hate campaigns.
MCB Secretary -General Wajid Akhter said: “These events do not happen in a gap. This comes as the media and political figures, the collective accusation of the causes and beliefs of Muslim communities, and the incorrect declaration intentionally.”
The incident was condemned by the British Council of the British Jews: “Every faith community has the right to get rid of fear. Our country is better than that.”
