Fire at Sweden Mosque for Second Time in Days

Local Editor

A fire broke out at a mosque in Sweden early on Monday in what appeared to be the second arson attack in less than a week on a place of Muslim worship, officials said.

No-one was reported hurt in the blaze, which started around 3 am at a mosque in the southern town of Eslov, police said in a statement.

The fire was quickly put out and caused only minor damage, it said.

While police said the cause was under investigation, a fire department spokesman said it appeared to be an act of arson.

"There is no possible natural explanation for this type of fire to break out" by itself, Gustaf Sandell told public radio.

The blaze comes days after an arsonist set fire to a mosque in central Sweden on Christmas Day, injuring five people.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team