Tenth arrest over soldier’s murder as tensions rise

Drummer Lee Rigby was hacked to death in Woolwich

A man aged 50 was arrested in Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, south east London, on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, Scotland Yard said. An address was also searched in south east London.

The arrest brings to double figures those apprehended over the murder of Drummer Rigby, 25, who was hacked to death by Islamic extremists last week.

Earlier, three men arrested on Saturday over the killing were released on bail.

But calls for calm are going unheeded in some areas, with petrol bombs thrown at a mosque in Grimsby – the second attack on the building in three days – war memorials in London being daubed with Islamic graffiti, and the far-right English Defence League (EDL) marching through the capital yesterday.

The mosque chairman, Diler Gharib, described how he was inside Grimsby’s Islamic Cultural Centre with a young family when it was hit by petrol bombs late on Sunday night.

“We had just finished our prayers and were discussing how to thank our neighbours for the support they have shown us over the past few days when we heard a bang and saw fire coming under the door,” he said.

“I grabbed a fire extinguisher and put it out and then two more petrol bombs hit the fire escape and the bin so I had to put those out too.”

He said the murder of Drummer Rigby was a criminal act that had nothing to do with the Muslim faith.

He added: “We have all been feeling on edge and now this has happened. It’s not just the people at the mosque we are worried about; it’s our wives, daughters and children who are out in the community.”

Humberside Police have now made 13 arrests in connection with the attacks on the mosque in Weelsby Road, including two men aged 37 and 33 being held over the petrol-bombing on Sunday.

Chief Supt Tony Forbes said: “I have spoken to community leaders and what is clear to me is the attacks will not be allowed to undermine the very good community relations in North East Lincolnshire.”

About 1,000 EDL protesters marched through central London before stopping opposite Downing Street, where they chanted “We hate Cameron” and clashed with anti-fascist demonstrators.