US EditionVehicles belonging to Jewish ambulance service set on fire in London in apparent antisemitic attack
Four ambulances of the Jewish Hatzolah volunteer service were set ablaze outside a synagogue, with multiple cylinders exploding but no injuries reported, police said.
- Four ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer rescue group Hatzolah Northwest were set on fire in Golders Green, London, in the early hours of Monday in an apparent antisemitic attack.
- The Metropolitan Police are treating the arson attack on the ambulances as a hate crime targeting the Jewish community and are investigating the incident, reviewing CCTV footage, and urging the public to provide information.
- No injuries were reported from the incident, which involved explosions believed to be caused by gas canisters onboard the vehicles; emergency services extinguished the fires and investigated the scene.
- Police have increased patrols and engagement with faith leaders to reassure the local community following the attack.
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On Monday night, there was a fire in London's suburb of Golders Green. Explosions were also reported, there were no casualties.
Arson attack on Jewish community ambulance service being investigated as hate crime
Four ambulances at a Jewish community rescue service in London were set ablaze on Monday morning in what local law enforcement authorities are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime. The incident occurred outside the Machzike Hadath synagogue located in the city’s largest Jewish community early Monday morning, the London Metropolitan Police Department reported. We are investigating an antisemitic arson attack on Jewish ambulances in Golders…
On Monday morning, four ambulances belonging to a Jewish ambulance service were attacked – and set on fire – outside a synagogue in London, and police are investigating the incident as an anti-Semitic hate crime.
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