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Man charged with assisting offender over Jewish ambulance arson
Police say Ahmed arranged to scrap his car to help others avoid arrest, as investigators link the blaze to £1m in damage and five charges.
- On Monday, June 8, London's Metropolitan Police charged 18-year-old Subhan Ahmed with assisting an offender in connection with the March 23 arson attack that destroyed four Hatzola Northwest ambulances in Golders Green.
- Four others—Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, Judex Atshatski, 18, and a 17-year-old boy—were previously charged in April with committing arson and endangering life in the same incident.
- Counterterror police are investigating the fire, which caused about £1 million in damage, as an antisemitic hate crime and examining alleged ties to an Iran-connected group.
- Ahmed was bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on June 16, while the five defendants face trial in January 2027 with a hearing scheduled for August 28.
- The Metropolitan Police reported a 72% rise in antisemitic hate crimes across London during May, with this attack occurring amid a broader surge in local incidents targeting the Jewish community.
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Fifth Suspect Charged in London Arson Attack on Jewish Ambulance Service
LONDON (VINnews) — British police have charged a fifth suspect in connection with an arson attack that destroyed several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer emergency medical service in north London. The Metropolitan Police said an 18-year-old man has been charged with assisting an offender in connection with the March fire in the Golders Green […]
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