Police are hunting for a white moped rider over a suspected arson attempt at Finsbury Park mosque.
The hooded man is alleged to have tried to set fire to the religious building in north London at about 10am this morning.
Officers were called to the scene after he was seen "acting suspiciously" in St Thomas's Road but he fled on a moped before they arrived, Scotland Yard said.
Detectives in Islington are investigating the incident as a potential hate crime.
They have so far established that the suspect was seen in the area last night at about 8.30pm.
Photographs taken outside the mosque today showed forensic officers working at the scene.
Finsbury Park Mosque has been contacted for comment.
Anyone with information should contact Islington CID on 0207 421 0262 or by dialling 101 or speak to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.
