Police have released images of two people they want to identify after a suspected arson attack at a mosque in East Sussex.

Emergency services rushed to the religious building in Peacehaven at around 9.50pm on Saturday. Footage showed two people wearing balaclavas and dark clothing approaching the front door before spraying accelerant on the entrance of the mosque and igniting a fire.

Emergency crews from Sussex Police and East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service promptly attended the scene and were able to extinguish the fire. Those inside the mosque at the time of the attack were not injured, police confirmed, but the building and a nearby vehicle suffered significant damage.

An investigation is ongoing. Police said one of the suspects was wearing distinctive black jacket with a Pre Lon

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