UK: Gurdwara burned in suspected arson attack, no injuries reported
The Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sahib in Leith city, Scotland has been severely damaged in a suspected arson attack with police treating the "suspicious" act as a hate crime, BBC reported. It was set on fire in what was believed to be a "deliberate" act at around 5 am yesterday. No one was injured in the incident but the building was severely damaged. Here's more.
Police are investigating the attack as hate crime
The police in Edinburgh are investigating the suspected arson attack as a hate crime. It is believed that whoever was responsible deliberately targeted the temple and police said they were treating the incident at the temple in Leith as "suspicious", the report said. Detective Inspector Clark Martin of Police Scotland, said, "Fortunately, the fire was extinguished relatively quickly and no one was injured."
Someone tried to burn Gurdwara's front door, says temple
A post on the temple's official Facebook page said, "We regret to inform you that Guru Nanak Gurdwara suffered an arson attack this morning at 5 am." "Someone tried to burn down the front door. There's a lot of internal smoke damage, and access to Gurdwara Sahib has been denied by police until smoke clears and it is safe to enter," it read.
Exact cause of blaze under investigation: Police spokesperson
Humza Yousaf, the Scottish Government's Justice Secretary, said he was "saddened at the news that a Sikh temple in Edinburgh was petrol-bombed". However, a spokesperson for the Police Scotland insisted the exact cause of the blaze was still under investigation and refused to confirm that it was the result of a petrol bombing, the media report further said.
