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Tuesday 29 Sep 2015 - 17:45 Makkah mean time-16-12-1436
Photo: BBC News site
London (IINA) – Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a large fire engulfed part of a south London mosque which is said to be the largest in Western Europe, according to The Guardian.
Two boys aged 14 and 16 have been arrested on suspicion of arson, and both remain in custody at a south London police station, Scotland Yard said on Sunday.
Seventy firefighters battled the blaze at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden on Saturday afternoon, which London fire brigade said had hit administrative buildings and not the main prayer room.
Police are not currently treating the attack as motivated by Islamophobia, a Scotland Yard spokesman said. But he refused to rule out racism as a possible factor in the teenagers' alleged actions.
Pictures on social media showed a column of black smoke billowing up from the mosque. Half of the building’s ground floor was on fire, along with a quarter of its first floor and roof.
The enormous building sits on a 5.2 acre site and can hold 10,500 people.
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