In a shocking incident, a mosque in the United Kingdom’s Peacehaven, near Brighton, was set ablaze with two people still inside in a suspected arson attack that police are treating as a hate crime.

Fire crews were called to the mosque on Phyllis Avenue in Peacehaven at about 9:50 pm (local time) on Saturday, CNN reported.

According to a voluntary mosque manager, two individuals wearing balaclavas attempted to force open the mosque’s door before pouring gasoline on the steps and setting it alight.

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.

As per the report, the mosque’s chairman and

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