Nineteen teenagers have been arrested and bailed after a former Sikh temple was vandalised in Gravesend.
Video footage emerged on Facebook showing a group damaging the derelict building in Clarence Place on June 23.
The teens, fourteen 16-year-old boys, four 15-year-old boys and one 14-year-old boy, all from west and north Kent, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
The former temple in Clarence Place, Gravesend
A spokesman for Kent Police said: "There is nothing to suggest this was a hate crime, however, officers understand the lasting impact that a crime of this nature may have on a community and will continue to work closely with the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara and other community partners in offering reassurance."
The 19 teens have all been bailed to return to a local police station on various dates throughout late August and early September.
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