Racial Attack on Hanley Mosque.
A Very Public Sociologist has a terribly disturbing post, Shelton Mosque Attack and Racist Violence:
“At work this afternoon I heard there had been an attempt to blow up the new Shelton Mosque near Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent. According to the mosque committee, the police, and the local paper, the perpetrators tapped a gas main and fed a pipe into the mosque before attempting to ignite it. Needless to say the damage done to the building as well as nearby residences could have been catastrophic. Understandably the police are treating the attempted attack as a racist incident.”
Update 1: Highland Host a local blog also has a post on it.
ModernityBlog 
I happen to be the pastor of a Church in Hanley, Stoke on Trent. Let me just say that, as a Christian minister, I utterly abhor all violence against any religion and its buildings, and I utterly condemn as contrary to all Christian teaching this attack.
Highland Host
04/12/2010 at 13:02
Thank you for that.
I would be grateful if you could investigate somewhat and provide any new facts on the matter, it is still a bit opaque and not clear, who did it, etc
modernityblog
04/12/2010 at 13:56
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