Six teenagers have been arrested after a video emerged appearing to show a former Sikh temple being trashed.

The video was originally posted on Snapchat and has since gone viral.

It appears to show the youths causing damage by to the derelict site in Clarence Place by smashing plates and throwing around long pieces of wood or metal.

Police were notified of the incident at 12.07am yesterday (June 23).

It is understood the building was a former Sikh temple and had stood derelict for a number of years.

Four 16-year-old boys and a 15-year-old boy, all from the local area, were arrested in the connection with the incident yesterday afternoon (June 14).

A sixth teen has also since been arrested.

A Kent Police spokesman: "We do not underestimate the impact that a crime of this nature may have on a community and would like to reassure the public we are taking the report very seriously.

"We are working closely with the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara and other community partners in establishing the circumstances of this incident. The investigation is currently ongoing."

The spokesman added, at the present time, there is nothing to suggest the incident was a hate crime.