UK mosque set ablaze with two people inside, police investigating suspected hate crime
A section sealed off with yellow crime scene tape. Image used for illustration purposes. A UK mosque was set ablaze with two people still inside in a suspected arson attack that police are treating as a hate crime. It is the latest violent incident to be reported in a politically charged British summer, during which incidents of Islamophobic and antisemitic hate have remained high, and comes just days after a deadly attack outside a synagogue in Manchester. You might also like Celeb Watch Andrew Tate cleared of all sexual offences in UK 411 UK govt set to give migrants earn right to settled status 411 UK prime minister condemns plan to deport settled migrants Two people in balaclavas tried to force the mosque’s door open on Saturday night before pouring gasoline onto the steps and setting it alight, a voluntary mosque manager who asked not to be named told CNN. Emergency crews rushed to the mosque in Peacehaven, near Brighton, on the country’s south coast, shortly befo...