A replica of a mosque placed atop a towering loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland has sparked widespread condemnation, with politicians, community leaders and rights groups describing it as an act of anti-Muslim hatred and intimidation.

PSNI has arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with the incident and he remains in custody

Pyre in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, condemned as a ‘blatant attempt to stir up anti-Muslim hatred’