Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a fire at an Islamic boarding school.
About 130 children and staff were evacuated from Darul Uloom, a Muslim madrassa or religious school, in south east London, just before midnight on Saturday.
Two 17-year-olds and two 18-year-olds were detained late last night and taken to a south London police station, where they remain in custody.
School principal Mustafa Musa said today the fire was started in the teaching area and damaged about 10 per cent of the building.
Two boys received treatment for smoke inhalation, but were not taken to hospital.
The attack happened only days after an Islamic centre in London's Muswell Hill was burnt to the ground amid allegations it was a racist attack.
The building was daubed with the letters 'EDL,' apparently referencing the English Defence League.
That blaze prompted fears that the fire may have been a reprisal attack in the wake of the Woolwich murder of Drummer Lee Rigby
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