Hate crime? Mosque, Sikh temple in UK set on fire at the same time
The main door of the mosque in south of the city centre had been set on fire at about 3.45 am International News : A popular Gurdwara and a Mosque were set on fire in arson attacks at the same time in English city of Leeds with the police treating them as hate crimes, according to media report today. The Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira Mosque in Hardy Street, Beeston, was attacked, along with the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha Gurdwara in Lady Pit Lane, the BBC reported. The main door of the mosque in south of the city centre had been set on fire at about 3.45 am (local time) on Tuesday. A few minutes later, the door of the Gurdwara was also set on fire, the report said. The Sikh Press Association said a bottle filled with petrol had been set alight at the doorstep of the Gurdwara, triggering a smoke alarm. Residents called the fire brigade and the police and the fire was quickly dealt with, they said. Detective Inspector Richard Holmes, of Leeds District CID, said: