Arrests after pig’s head thrown at Crawley mosque

Three men have been arrested after a pig’s head was thrown into the car park of a mosque in West Sussex. Police were alerted by people attending Langley Green mosque, in Crawley, on Saturday after a white car drove by.

A 21-year-old man from Horley was arrested nearby on suspicion of a racially or religiously-aggravated public order offence, police said. On Sunday two other men, aged 20 and 25, both from Crawley, were also held. All three have been bailed until May.

BBC News, 19 April 2010

See also “Three arrested after pig’s head thrown at mosque”, GetSurrey, 19 April 2010

Update:  See “No prosecution over Crawley mosque pig’s head attack”, Crawley Observer, 25 May 2010