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Counter-terror police probe Iran links to spate of firebomb attacks
Counter-terror police are treating the attacks separately after arrests and charges followed incidents at a TV station, an ambulance site and a synagogue.
- Inquiries into arson attacks in London have been launched by CTP London, with authorities investigating the events together due to their similarities in targeting and method.
- The Met said this was "due to the nature and circumstances of the three incidents," as officials analyze similarities in locations and building types to determine if the attacks are connected.
- Following the targeting of a Persian station, police arrested a 16-year-old and two men, while others were detained regarding a separate vehicle attack.
- Regarding potential motivations, investigators are "keeping an open mind" as to whether Iranian-backed criminal proxies were behind the firebombings, though none have been formally declared as terrorist acts.
- Counter Terrorism Policing Vicki Evans urged the public to share information, vowing to pursue those responsible for this violence amid an operational backdrop of global instability.
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The Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya group claimed responsibility for the attack on the chain, as well as for the attacks on a synagogue and ambulances of a Jewish organization.
Islamist group claims attacks on Iran International TV and Jewish sites in London
British police investigating claim by Islamist group that it is responsible for attempted incendiary attack near Iran International’s London studios, as well as attacks on north London synagogue and Jewish ambulances.
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In recent weeks, London has been the target of a series of incendiary attacks, one of which has already been claimed by the Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia group. Authorities are investigating links to Iran.
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