Arson attack on Manchester mosque ‘truly disgusting’

A ‘truly disgusting’ arson attack on a mosque in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, is being treated as a hate crime, police said.

A ‘truly disgusting’ arson attack on a mosque in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, is being treated as a hate crime, police said.
Firefighters were alerted to the blaze at the Al-Falah Masjid Islamic Centre, on Heywood Street, in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, at 10.30pm on Sunday.
Crews found the ground floor alight and spent several hours battling to put out the flames.
Al-Falah is in the middle of being refurbished and the fire destroyed building materials, windows, part of the ceiling and a carpet that had only recently installed.
Fortunately, the mosque was largely empty at the time and no one was injured.
However, crowds of more than 500 gather during prayer times and police said the incident could have been deadly.