US EditionTeenager Pleads Guilty to Arson at London Synagogue, Granted Bail
Police said the synagogue suffered minor smoke damage and no injuries as investigators probe a wider wave of attacks on Jewish institutions.
- A 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty to arson at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, saying he did not know the building he targeted in northwest London was a synagogue.
- The incident took place at around 11:35pm on Saturday at Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, with the charge being arson not endangering life.
- In a statement, the boy said he believed the building was empty, had no intention to harm anyone, expressed remorse, and claimed he held no hatred towards the Jewish community.
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LONDON (AP) — A teenager pleaded guilty on Tuesday to arson in north-west London but said he was unaware that the targeted building was a synagogue and said he bore no ill will towards Jewish people. The attack was among several separate assaults against Britain’s Jewish community in recent weeks. The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be identified because of his age, pleaded guilty to arson not endangering life when he appeared before Westminster Mag…
London synagogue arsonist released on bail amid spate of attacks on Jewish community
The arsonist who pleaded guilty to attacking a North London synagogue on Saturday night was released on bail by the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. The 17-year-old boy, whose name has not been disclosed due to his age, threw a bottle containing accelerant through the window of Kenton United Synagogue, according to the Metropolitan Police. The Community Security Trust, U.K.’s Jewish security organization, said that the building faced m…
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