US EditionJewish Ambulances Set on Fire in London Attack
Four ambulances of the Jewish volunteer service Hatzola were set ablaze in Golders Green, causing explosions but no injuries; police seek three suspects in this antisemitic hate crime.
- On Monday, March 23, four ambulances belonging to the Jewish community ambulance service were set ablaze on Highfield Road in Golders Green, an incident police are treating as an antisemitic hate crime.
- The Community Security Trust reported a rise in antisemitic incidents since 2023, with 3,700 in 2025, and noted parallels with recent arson attacks in Belgium and the Netherlands.
- Security and social media footage appears to show hooded figures pouring accelerant on ambulances, while the London Fire Brigade sent six fire engines and 40 firefighters as gas cylinders exploded, shattering nearby windows.
- Police say they are seeking three suspects from CCTV footage while no arrests have been made; nearby residents were evacuated and around 30 people were taken to a local shelter with no injuries reported.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attack as deeply shocking and said antisemitism has no place in society, while community leaders and the Israeli embassy in London urged a thorough investigation as fear spreads through Britain's Jewish community.
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British authorities are investigating an incident in which an unknown assailant set fire to four ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer group in London, believing it to be a hate crime.
Jewish charity ambulance attack investigated by counter terrorism police
Counter terrorism police are leading the investigation into a suspected antisemitic hate crime in North London, after four ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer group were set on fire, in a synagogue car park. Nearby homes had to be evacuated as a precaution.
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