US EditionPolice hunt two suspects over attempted arson attack on London synagogue
Police say two suspects threw petrol bombs and a brick at the synagogue, causing no injuries or damage as investigators seek witnesses.
- On Wednesday, April 15, two suspects wearing dark clothing and balaclavas approached Finchley Reform Synagogue shortly after midnight and threw two bottles suspected of containing petrol and a brick, the Metropolitan Police said.
- The investigation is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, following an arson attack on Haztola ambulances in Golders Green last month in which three people were charged.
- Police confirmed no injuries or significant damage occurred at the building, which houses a nursery, the Community Security Trust said in a statement.
- Local MP Sarah Sackman condemned the attack as an attempt to 'intimidate the British Jewish community,' refusing to allow this to become the 'new normal' for residents.
- Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams confirmed residents can expect heightened police presence over the coming days as counter-terror police support the investigation into the alleged attack.
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Synagogue in London targeted in attempted 'antisemitic hate crime,' UK police say
London police are searching for two masked suspects who attempted an arson attack on a synagogue in the Finchley neighborhood, in an incident being treated as an "antisemitic hate crime."
London police probe attempted arson at synagogue
London police said Wednesday they were hunting two suspects after an "attempted arson attack" on a synagogue in the north of the capital, amid an upsurge in antisemitic incidents. The pair, dressed in dark clothing and balaclavas, approached the synagogue in Finchley shortly after midnight and "threw two bottles suspected to contain petrol" which did not ignite, the Metropolitan Police Force said in a statement. The attack comes after an arson a…
Two sought over attempted arson attack at north London synagogue
The Metropolitan Police said they are treating the incident at Finchley Reform Synagogue as an attempted hate crime. Two suspects are being sought after an attempted arson attack at a synagogue in north London in which two bottles thought to contain petrol were hurled at the building. The Metropolitan Police said they are treating the incident as an attempted hate crime after the pair, who were wearing dark clothing and balaclavas, were seen app…
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