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| Fire at London asylum seekers' hotel treated as hate crime | Fire at London asylum seekers' hotel treated as hate crime |
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| A fire at the Thistle City Barbican Hotel is being treated as a hate crime by police | |
| A fire at a London hotel housing asylum seekers is being treated as a hate crime and has been condemned as a "despicable and cowardly attack". | A fire at a London hotel housing asylum seekers is being treated as a hate crime and has been condemned as a "despicable and cowardly attack". |
| The blaze at the Thistle City Barbican Hotel, in Dingley Road, Islington, happened at about 22:50 BST on Wednesday, according to the Met Police. No-one was hurt and staff put out the flames before officers arrived. | The blaze at the Thistle City Barbican Hotel, in Dingley Road, Islington, happened at about 22:50 BST on Wednesday, according to the Met Police. No-one was hurt and staff put out the flames before officers arrived. |
| The force said it was an isolated incident and it wanted to identify one suspect, while it was keeping an open mind about motive. There have been no arrests. | The force said it was an isolated incident and it wanted to identify one suspect, while it was keeping an open mind about motive. There have been no arrests. |
| Islington Council leader, Una O'Halloran, and local MP Dame Emily Thornberry said: "We utterly condemn this despicable and cowardly attack that has no place in our community or society." | Islington Council leader, Una O'Halloran, and local MP Dame Emily Thornberry said: "We utterly condemn this despicable and cowardly attack that has no place in our community or society." |
| 'No place in Islington' | 'No place in Islington' |
| Their statement added: "Islington is a proud beacon of tolerance and diversity that welcomes people from all over the world." | Their statement added: "Islington is a proud beacon of tolerance and diversity that welcomes people from all over the world." |
| Attempts to divide would fail, they said, adding that "this kind of violence can never be the answer". | Attempts to divide would fail, they said, adding that "this kind of violence can never be the answer". |
| "Anyone who seeks to incite hatred or violence has no place in Islington," they said. | "Anyone who seeks to incite hatred or violence has no place in Islington," they said. |
| Nine people were arrested last month after a protest and counter-protest took place outside the hotel | |
| The Met Police's Cdr Hayley Sewart said: "This is being treated as a hate crime and we are working at pace to locate the suspect." | The Met Police's Cdr Hayley Sewart said: "This is being treated as a hate crime and we are working at pace to locate the suspect." |
| The force is appealing for witnesses. | The force is appealing for witnesses. |
| Nine people were arrested after a protest and counter-protest took place outside the hotel in August. | Nine people were arrested after a protest and counter-protest took place outside the hotel in August. |
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