Police swarm on east London mosque after ‘concerning incident’

An inquiry has been opened after the Hasanah Centre in Stratford was vandalised on Friday night (Picture: Hasanah Centre)

Officers descended on a mosque in east London after its front window was smashed on Friday evening.

Police attended the Hasanah Centre in Stratford following reports the prayer venue had been vandalised at around 10.30pm.

An investigation has since been launched into the incident, the latest in a spate of religiously-aggravated attacks in London.

Local MP Uma Kumaran described the attack as ‘concerning’.

She said in a joint statement with Newham mayor Farhad Hussain: ‘We are aware of a concerning incide...