Police in the UK are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mosque in southern England as a "hate crime" as a spate of violent crime against religious sites is reported, as per Al Jazeera. Officers were called to the site of an arson attack on Phyllis Avenue in Peacehaven, East Sussex, just before 10pm (local time) on Saturday, local police said.

The fire damaged the front entrance of the mosque and a car, they said, adding that no one was injured. Images and footage shared online show a burned-out car at the entrance of the mosque. Sussex Police also shared images of two masked men dressed in dark clothing, and appealed for help from the public to identify them.