(MENAFN- QNA) Five people have been injured in an attack on a mosque in Sweden.
Around 20 people were on the ground floor of the building in the city of Eskilstuna, some 55 miles west of Stockholm, when the fire broke out.
"A witness saw somebody throw an object through the window of the building, which serves as a mosque, after which a violent fire began," police spokesman Lars Franzell said.
Swedish news website ekuriren.se said residents were evacuated from nearby buildings as firefighters fought the flames.
Police said they were investigating the attack as a case of aggravated arson, but had no suspects yet.
The five injured were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation, cuts and fractures.
"There has been an intensification of hatred against Muslims," Sweden's Islamic Association head Omar Mustafa told public radio SR.
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