Mosque worshippers had to run though flames after arson attack

Two worshippers had to run through the flames to escape an arson attack at Peacehaven Mosque, a court heard. Ricky Ryder, 38, and Jack Slowey, 34, are said to have set the blaze on 4 October. The fire caused damage to the front of the Sussex worship site in Phyllis Avenue but the two worshippers inside the mosque escaped uninjured. Ryder and Slowey are charged with arson intending to endanger the lives of Mohammed Khan and Muhammed Makhdoom. They are…