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 Woolwiich murder of Drummer Lee Rigby.
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