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Four People in Court over Golders Green Jewish Ambulance Arson
Prosecutors say the blaze caused about £1 million in damage and damaged nearby flats and a synagogue.
- On Friday, four young men appeared at the Old Bailey in London facing arson charges for destroying ambulances operated by the Jewish charity Hatzola. Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb remanded them in custody until trial begins January 27, 2027.
- In the early hours of March 23, three attackers allegedly ignited fully stocked vehicles in Golders Green while a fourth waited in a blue Toyota Avensis. The resulting blaze caused gas canisters to explode, inflicting around £1 million of damage.
- Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, Judex Atshatshi, 18, and an unnamed 17-year-old face charges of arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered. Prosecutors believe the incident was a targeted attack against the Jewish community, requiring evacuation of nearby homes.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the incident as a "deeply shocking antisemitic arson attack." London police arrested 25 people over similar attacks and are investigating whether those involved were paid proxies linked to Iran-backed plots.
- The defendants confirmed their names and ages at the preliminary hearing and remain in custody. A plea hearing is scheduled for August 28, with a provisional four-week trial set to follow at the Old Bailey next year.
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Four in court over arson attack on Jewish community ambulances
The resulting blaze caused gas canisters inside the ambulances to explode in Golders Green, north London. Three men and a youth have appeared at the Old Bailey accused of destroying four Jewish community ambulances in an arson attack. In the early hours of March 23, three people allegedly set fire to the fully stocked vehicles in north London, while a fourth waited in a blue Toyota Avensis. The resulting blaze caused gas canisters inside the amb…
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