Police are appealing to the public to help identify a man caught on CCTV footage pouring petrol onto a London mosque in what authorities have described as an "Islamophobic hate crime".

The incident, which occurred last Friday, saw the suspect pour fuel onto the holy building in an attempt to set it alight. His efforts were however hampered by the rain, which stopped the fire spreading.

The mosque was visited by Jeremy Corbyn last week as he expressed his support to the British Muslim community in the wake of the Paris attacks.