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Second Arrest in Peacehaven Mosque Arson as Police Treat Attack as Hate Crime

Detectives leading Operation Spey seek public tips via 101 quoting the case name.

Overview

  • Sussex Police arrested a 25-year-old man of no fixed address on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, and he remains in custody.
  • A 46-year-old from Littlehampton arrested on Monday on the same suspicion has been released on conditional bail.
  • The Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team is leading the probe, which police have designated a hate crime.
  • Footage shows two masked figures spraying an accelerant at the mosque entrance before igniting the fire.
  • No injuries were reported, but the building and a nearby vehicle sustained significant damage, and police are appealing for information via 101 quoting Operation Spey.