Overview

• CCTV and eyewitness reports describe two masked attackers pouring a flammable liquid on the entrance before flames engulfed the steps and a parked car.
• The front entrance and a vehicle were damaged, and two men in their 60s inside the building escaped without injury.
• Sussex Police launched Operation Spey, with forensic examination underway and a public appeal for CCTV, dashcam, doorbell or mobile footage.
• Officers have increased patrols at the scene and at other places of worship to provide reassurance, according to Detective Superintendent Karrie Bohanna.
• The mosque has closed until further notice, local MPs and council leaders condemned the attack, and members say the site faced earlier harassment this year.