Days after a deadly attack outside a synagogue in Manchester, a mosque in Peacehaven, near Brighton on England's south coast was set ablaze on Saturday night. Police have launched investigation and treating it as a hate crime, CNN reported. These recent incidents have raised serious concerns on the ongoing Islamophobic and antisemitic hate in UK.
Emergency services were called around 9:50 PM after reports of a fire at the Peacehaven mosque, as per Sussex Police. Sussex Police said, "Sussex Police takes a zero-tolerance approach to hate crime and there is no place for hate across the county."
Two people reportedly inside
The fire has caused damaged to the mosque's front entrance. The cars parked outside were also burnt and damaged. No casualties have been reported.
As CNN reported, Two