Man's hate crime arrest over graffiti at mosque

A Google streetview image of the mosque building from outside - with cars parked in front of the building. A person in a yellow high-vis jacket is standing at the entrance to the car park, holding an orange traffic cone.Google

The graffiti had appeared at the Imam Hussein Foundation Centre by Sunday morning

A man has been arrested on suspicion of religiously aggravated criminal damage after graffiti was painted on a mosque.

Police said The Imam Hussein Foundation Centre in North Approach, Watford, was targeted overnight between Saturday and Sunday.

Officers said they would conduct patrols to reassure people at "key locations" in response to the incident.

The man remained in custody and anyone with information was asked to contact Hertfordshire Police.

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