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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tom Watling

Masked pair ‘spray accelerant’ on mosque in suspected arson attack being treated as hate crime

Two people Sussex Police want to identify in connects with the suspected arson attack on a mosque in Peacehaven - (Sussex Police/PA Wire)

Police are treating a fire that caused significant damage to a mosque in East Sussex as suspected arson attack and a hate crime - as detectives release images of two people they wish to identify.

The blaze, which broke out shortly before 10pm on Saturday at a mosque in Peacehaven, damaged the building’s front entrance and a vehicle parked outside. No one was injured in the incident, Sussex Police confirmed.

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