The huge fire which ripped through Britain's biggest mosque at the weekend was not a targeted hate crime, according to detectives.
Scotland Yard said there is "nothing at this stage" to suggest the blaze at the Baitul Futuh mosque in Morden was motivated by hate.
Scores of firefighters tackled the blaze which started at noon on Saturday. Two teenage boys aged 14 and 16 were arrested on suspicion of arson on Sunday and a huge clean-up operation was launched.
In a statement, Scotland Yard said: "While inquiries into the circumstances continue, there is nothing to suggest at this stage that this is a hate crime."
Two teenage boys aged 14 and 16 were arrested on suspicion of arson on Sunday.
The Metropolitan Police said the 14-year-old has been bailed, while the older boy has been released with no further action.
Police were alerted to the blaze by a member of the public shortly after midday on Saturday.
A man was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, and London Fire Brigade said the blaze had hit admin buildings though the "mosque itself is thankfully unaffected".
People gathered opposite the mosque, watching a dark plume of smoke billowing out of the building's roof, before they were ushered behind a police cordon.
The mosque was built for the Ahmadiyya Muslim community to provide people with a meeting place and somewhere to hold social religious events.
It was built on the site of the old Express Dairies in 1999. The building bears the Ahmadiyya Muslim motto "Love for all, hatred for none".
Merton Council leader Stephen Alambritis described the mosque as a "major landmark" in the area.
Damage to the "beautiful building" will be a "big blow" to the community, he said.
