Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which caused damage to the shutters and front hall of the building, which is used by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
A fire at a church in east Belfast is being investigated as a racially motivated hate crime. Police said an angle grinder-type tool was used to cut a hole in shutters at the premises in Templemore Street on Tuesday night before a fire was started.
READ MORE: Taoiseach expresses 'disgust' at Irish tricolour flown during attacks on police in Belfast "An angle grinder-type tool was then used to cut a hole in the shutters before a flammable substance was thrown inside and set alight.
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