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Counter terror police launch investigation after business targeted in arson attack in north-west London
Police said the bottles failed to ignite fully, causing minor damage and no injuries as investigators examine possible links to recent attacks.
- On Friday night, a man attempted to torch a building formerly used by Jewish Futures in Hendon, London, by lighting a bag containing "fluid"; the items failed to ignite fully, causing only minor damage.
- Recent weeks have seen similar incidents across North London, including an attempted arson at a Finchley synagogue last Wednesday and the torching of four Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green in late March.
- Counter Terrorism Policing London is leading the investigation "due to the similarities of each attack," Commander Helen Flanagan said. No injuries have been reported in any of the incidents.
- A little-known group with reported links to Iran claimed responsibility for the synagogue and ambulance attacks, according to SITE Intelligence Group, though police are not currently linking Friday's incident to those events.
- Britain's MI5 reported that more than 20 "potentially lethal" Iran-backed plots were disrupted in the year to October, while the Community Security Trust recorded 3,700 antisemitic incidents in the United Kingdom in 2025.
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Counter-terror police investigating after third arson attack on Jewish community in a month
Counter-terrorism police are investigating an arson attack last night on a Jewish centre in north-west London. It's the third such attack at a Jewish site in the capital in a month.
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Arson Attack in Jewish Area Probed by UK Counter-Terror Police
UK counter-terrorism police are investigating an arson attack on a shop in north-west London, an area with a significant Jewish community, following a series of similar incidents in recent weeks. The fire broke out late on Friday evening in Hendon. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that no one was injured, though the shopfront sustained minor damage. Officers were called to the scene shortly after 10:30 p.m. after a man was seen approaching a ro…
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